I'm Living The Dream.

The Task [in Afghanistan] Is To Reduce Civilian Casualties While Still Not Hesitating To Respond To Enemies Who Are Trying To Kill Our Soldiers.

If You Look At Casualties, You Find Countries That Had Much Higher Loss Rates Per Capita Than The Us. Denmark Comes To Mind, The United Kingdom, They Have Suffered Heavy Losses At Various Points, The Germans As Well.

The President And I Sat Down In The Oval Office, And He Expressed Very Clearly That What He Wants From Me Is My Best Professional Military Advice.

The Sunni Arabs Began To Realize That They Had Made A Huge Mistake By Not Voting In The Election Of 2005 And By Not Being Part Of The New Iraq. They Had Reasons For This: They Were Effected By The Disestablishment Of The Military And By De-baathification (the Dismantling Of Saddam Hussein's Party) In Winter 2007-2007. They Increasingly Recognized That Their Future Lay In Being Part Of The Solution Rather Than A Continuing Part Of The Problem.

People Often Ask, Why Aren't You Reading About What It Is You're Working On Right Now? And The Truth Is, You Only Get Three Pages A Night Before Your Eyelids Close.