I Think The Most Important Thing For

I Wake Up Some Mornings Hating Me Too.

I Like What I Read, I Find It Intellectually Engaging And I Don't Really Have That Much Time, So I Gotta Make Every Bit Count. I Read Magazines And Stuff Like That, But If I'm Going To Read A Book, I Want To Come Out Smarter. It's Not To Escape, It's To Learn.

Deliberation Is A Good Thing When It Comes To Fighting Wars.

Counting The Numbers Of Troops Is Not Going To Define Our Success Here.there Is No Military Success, Ultimately, To Afghanistan. The Afghans Themselves Are Going To Define What Happens Here. And We Have To Convince Ourselves That We Have A Strategy In Place That Empowers Them To Do That And That Is Realistic In What Our Expectations Are From Them And On What Schedule.

We Need To Deal With The Problem Of Al Qaeda, Make Sure That They Can't Have A Sanctuary In Afghanistan And Guarantee That We Have Regional Stabilization And Particularly Focused On Pakistan.