Political Quotes

In the end, the Iraqi leadership did not try to get an agreement through their parliament that would have made possible a continued U.S. military presence after December 31. Maliki was just too fearful of the political consequences. Most…

I think that there is a morale problem.

If you cut the defense budget by 10 percent, which would be catastrophic in terms of force structure, that's $55 billion out of a $1.4 trillion deficit.

Every senior leader when you are asked what keeps you awake at night, it is the thought of a terrorist ending up with a weapon of mass destruction, especially nuclear.