Our Troops Are The Best

Obviously What I Think Senator [john] Kerry Was Pointing To, Which Is Absolutely Correct, Which Is The Essential Part Of The Strategy Or A Key Component Or A Leg On The Stool, Is An Afghan Partner That Is Ready To Take Control Of Both The Security Situation In Afghanistan, And The Civilian Side Of That.

We Invoke The Sacrifices Of Our Fallen Heroes In The Abstract, But We Seldom Take Time To Thank Them Individually.

Permitting And Protecting Even The Smallest Acts Of Abuse By A Tiny Fraction Of Our Officers Leads To A Culture Where Extreme Acts Of Abuse Are More Likely.

I Like What I Read, I Find It Intellectually Engaging And I Don't Really Have That Much Time, So I Gotta Make Every Bit Count. I Read Magazines And Stuff Like That, But If I'm Going To Read A Book, I Want To Come Out Smarter. It's Not To Escape, It's To Learn.

At Some Point, Deliberation Begins To Look More Like Indecisiveness Which Then Becomes A Way Of Emboldening Our Enemies And Allies And Causing Our Allies To Question Our Resolve. So We Shouldn't Let One Component Of This Determine Our National Security Here Which Depends On Providing An Afghanistan Which Denies A Safe Haven To Terrorists As Well As Stabilizing Pakistan. Those Are Our Two National Security Interests At Stake In Afghanistan.