I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order - not one.

If you could have imagined that someone is happy that Obama is president, it has to be Jimmy Carter because he is no longer the worst president in our history.

What's been happening in Iraq, what young Americans wearing flak jackets, helmets and flight suits have done is... created the circumstances under which Iraq can become our closest ally in that part of the world and still have a representative government. And that's going to be a very good thing considering what's going on in that neighborhood.

I think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1,000 meters in front of you and you hope you can cover that ground and not have to back up and give it up again.

I'm trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer.

One of the great upsides to a national book tour is the chance to break out of television's cocoon and interact directly with the American people.