When You Cut A Half-a-trillion

Winning In Afghanistan Is Having A Country That Is Stable Enough To Ensure That There Is No Safe Haven For Al Qaida Or For A Militant Taliban That Welcomes Al Qaida. That's Really The Measure Of Success For The United States.

I'm Not Big On Commissions.

Companies Should Be Able To Share Specific Threat Information With The Government Without The Prospect Of Lawsuits Hanging Over Their Head.

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.

I Think A Quality That A National Security Adviser Must Have Is The Ability To Set Up Procedures.