It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command.

Look, we're living in a crazy time right now. There's a lot of craziness going on in the world and in the United States in particular.

Technology's become the great prism for what's going on in the world.

You know, never say never.

We told them this morning and I think they (reacted) like you would expect. It was a surprise and the reality of this is very sobering for everybody. I don't take this lightly at all not at all.

You cannot expect soldiers to change people's minds. That has to be done in other ways.

Missing your lunch is not exactly the end of the world.