When I Was The Director Of Central

I've Spent My Entire Adult Life With The United States As A Superpower And One That Had No Compunction About Spending What It Took To Sustain That Position. And It Didn't Have To Look Over Its Shoulder Because Our Economy Was So Strong.

Power... Military Success Is Not Sufficient To Win: Economic Development, Institution-building And The Rule Of Law, Promoting Internal Reconciliation, Good Governance, Providing Basic Services To The People, Training And Equipping Indigenous Military And Police Forces, Strategic Communications, And More Of These, Along With Security, Are Essential Ingredients For Long-term Success.

On The Foreign Policy Side, There's The Risk Of Being Too Spontaneous And Too Disruptive Where You End Up Doing More Harm Than Damage. And Figuring Out That Balance Is Where Having Strong People Around You Matters.

I Fired A Lot Of Senior People Myself And I Think The Key, When You Feel Compelled To Remove A Senior Official, Is Essentially To Have All Your Ducks In A Row At The Beginning. Have Everybody Understand What The Rationale Was.

One Of My Favorite Little Sayings Is, 'to Avoid Criticism, Say Nothing, Do Nothing, Be Nothing.