I'm Not Big On Commissions.

One Of The Principal Qualities That You Need As National Security Adviser Is Trust, The Trust Of The President. And That Depends On Truth And It Depends On Honesty.

I Mean, The Taliban, My View Is That They Have Been Weakened. We Have Not Seen Them Able To Conduct Any Kind Of Organized Attack To Regain Any Territory That They've Lost. We've Seen Levels Of Violence Going Down.

After Every Major Conflict - World War I, World War Ii, Korea, Vietnam, The Fall Of The Soviet Union - What Happened Was That We Ultimately Hollowed Out The Force, Largely By Doing Deep Across-the-board Cuts.

Russians Understand Strength, And If They Feel That Their Opponents Are Weak, They Will Take Advantage Of It.

The United States Has To Have The Capability To Deal With More Than One Enemy At One Time And Be Able To Confront Them And Win.