When It Comes To Federal Elections Law,

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.

Deliberation Is A Good Thing When It Comes To Fighting Wars.

I Do Not Believe That A Counterterrorism Strategy All By Itself, Without A Sufficient Level Of Counterinsurgency, Will Work.

I Mean,you Will Have An Afghan Government. There Are Two Roads Here. One Is Obviously A Run-off Election Or A Negotiated Settlement. But What's Most Important About That Process Is That There's A Credibility And A Legitimacy To The Government At The End Of That Process. So Which Road They Choose, That's Up To Them. It Must Have - Be Legitimate And Credible In The Eyes Of The Afghan People.

There Has To Be A Reform Within The Government That Is Tangible, That We Can Actually Measure And That We Have Confidence Is Going To Provide Some Of The Differences That I Think Are Essential To Our Troops To Be Able To Carry Out Their Mission And To The Longer- Term Interests Of Our Country.