I think your saying that I said that 'this war's not going to cost anything' is just flat wrong.

I cannot answer the question legally. I can tell you that it's prohibited by the President of the United States.

It'll go from 1.2 years at home per year deployed to 1.8 years at home per year deployed.

It's their country. It's their responsibility. And they're the ones that have that obligation.

I am truly saddened by the thought that anyone could have the impression that I or others here are doing anything other than working urgently to see that the lives of the fighting men and women are protected, and are cared for in every way…

And you go to war with the Army you have, not the Army you might want or wish to have at a later time.

You know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want.

not a matter of money or desire, but production.

Listen, these folks are determined. These are killers. They chop people's heads off.

And it's untidy. And freedom's untidy. And free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things. They are also free to live their lives and do wonderful things. And that's what's going to happen here.

Let's say you tried to have an election, and you could have it in three quarters or four fifths of the country, but some places you couldn't, because the violence was too great.

The secretary of defense, in waging a war on terrorism, correctly loosened the reins somewhat on interrogators.

There are other photos, many other photos, that depict incidents of physical violence towards prisoners, acts that can only be described as blatantly sadistic, cruel and inhuman and I'm advised there also are videos of these actions.

The right thing for us to do is to come out here and look you folks in the eye and tell you that we think you're terrific. We admire your service.

It's been a problem we've worried about from day one.

my strong recommendation is that the Congress not do that.

U.S. soldiers who abused and tortured detainees there will be brought to justice.

The military, not the media, discovered these abuses. The military reported the abuses, not the media.

Rumsfeld took full responsibility for what happened and apologized to the victims.

These events occurred on my watch, as secretary of defense. I am accountable for them and I take full responsibility.

If I felt I could not be effective, I'd resign in a minute.

Let me be clear. I failed to recognize how important it was to elevate a matter of such gravity to the highest levels, including the president and the members of Congress.

The actions of the soldiers in those photographs are totally unacceptable and un-American.

It's going well. There's just no question but that added pressure is being put on the al Qaeda network in Afghanistan, in Pakistan and elsewhere around the world and that's a good thing.

You can hit their terrorist training camps over and over and over and expend millions of dollars in U.S. weapons against targets that are dirt and tents and accomplish next to nothing.