Martin Dempsey: “There is no group in America more determined to prevent Iran from achieving a nuclear weapon than the Joint Chiefs of…”

I think Afghanistan is and will remain an anchor point for that pressure.

eliminating one terrible Middle Eastern dictator can too often lead to even more brutal influences filling the leadership vacuum

If we have fewer forces forward, we will be less deterrent and less reassuring to our allies.

we have no slack, no margin left for error or strategic surprise