First of all, Saddam did not win the war, even though he says he did, I mean, you know, that's a joke and everybody in the world knows it.

I have seen competent leaders who stood in front of a platoon and all they saw was a platoon. But great leaders stand in front of a platoon and see it as 44 individuals, each of whom has aspirations, each of who wants to live, each of whom wants to do good.

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

I'm not a politician. I'd make a lousy politician.

If Saddam were to be replaced tomorrow he would probably be replaced with someone who's just as bad or worse than he is.

A very great man once said you should love your enemies and that's not a bad piece of advice. We can love them but, by God, that doesn't mean we're not going to fight them.

A professional soldier understands that war means killing people, war means maiming people, war means families left without fathers and mothers.