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• When you enlisted into the armed forces you swore to support and defend a Constitution that did not yet fully apply to…
• This cannot be the United States being the air force for Shia militias, or a Shia on Sunni Arab fight.
• I just don't know whether it was all destroyed years ago - I mean, there's no question that there were chemical weapons…
• If you don't want to have to kill or capture every bad guy in the country, you have to reintegrate those who…
• People often ask, why aren't you reading about what it is you're working on right now? And the truth is, you only…
• I think no commander ever is going to come out and say, 'I'm confident that we can do this.
• The fact is that Iran doesn't want to see the Taliban come back any more than do most Afghan citizens.
• If you look at casualties, you find countries that had much higher loss rates per capita than the US. Denmark comes to…
• I am not a politician, and I will never be, and I say that with absolute conviction.
• The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is…
• After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair.
• Every civilian's death diminishes us, collectively.

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