Reinvention Means You're Kind Of Re-creating Somebody.

So I Don't Worry About, And People Shouldn't Worry About A Draft I Think We're In Good Shape, I Really Do. And, If Not, We'll - I'll Address The Nation. But I Don't See Any Need To Right Now.

A Lot Of The Reason Why The Debate Is Acrimonious Is Because Of The 24/7 News Cycles, Blogs, And People Being Able To Just Throw Something Out There In Order To Get Attention. And I'm Not Going Be Out There Doing The Same Thing, Trying To Trash My Successor Or Call Attention To Myself. I Hope That's A Positive Contribution To The Dialogue.

The Terrorists Believe That Free Societies Are Essentially Corrupt And Decadent And, With A Few Hard Blows, They Can Force Us To Retreat. They Are Mistaken.

I'm Uncomfortable Trying To Rush Change Of Perception, Except To The Extent That I'm Going To Write A Book.

From A Philosophical Perspective, I Want To Fight Off Isolationism And Protectionism, Be It Part Of Another Voice Out There That Says, Wait A Minute, What Matters To Women In Afghanistan Matters To America. An Isolationist Point Of View Says It Doesn't Matter. The Articulation Of "all Life Matters" Helps Frame The Case That It Does Matter What Happens To A Woman In Afghanistan.