I know the difference between right and wrong, and I can tell good from bad. But I also know that the more difficult decisions come when we have to choose between good and better. The toughest calls of all are those we have to make between bad and worse.

History and war are cruel pedants. Those who know too little of the former are likely to have too much of the latter.

I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order - not one.

Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States.

It's one thing to say don't commit atrocities on the battlefield. It's another thing to say don't get caught doing atrocities.

Bill Clinton is not my Commander in Chief.

I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version.