On behalf of these fine young men and women, we certainly regret any perception that they were told what to say. It is not the case.

I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret… if you have any sense, and if you don't regret them, maybe you're stupid.

much ado about nothing.

The allegations were serious and the issue is a serious one. The inspector general concluded that it was much ado about nothing, that the individuals that had made the allegations couldn't substantiate their allegations, and everybody moved on. That matter was thoroughly vetted, and it's closed.

We altered the rotations of units during the January election. And I think it's perfectly plausible to assume we'll do the same thing for this election,

Is there a pattern? Certainly, in recent weeks three helicopters have gone down. Nothing has been ruled in or out in any of those three cases yet.