No President Is Well-served By

Well, I've Ruffled A Few Feathers At All The Institutions I've Led. But I Think That's Part Of Leadership.

Most Governments Lie To Each Other. That's The Way Business Gets Done.

It Has Become Clear That America's Civilian Institutions Of Diplomacy And Development Have Been Chronically Undermanned And Underfunded For Far Too Long - Relative To What We Spend On The Military, And More Important, Relative To The Responsibilities And Challenges Our Nation Has Around The World.

Congress Is Best Viewed From A Distance - The Farther The Better - Because Up Close, It Is Truly Ugly.

We Should Never Lose Sight Of The Ethos That Has Made The Marine Corps - Where 'every Marine Is A Rifleman' - One Of America's Cherished Institutions And One Of The World's Most Feared And Respected Fighting Forces