It’s hard work. It is hard slogging, … We have made tremendous progress. And we’re winning.

We certainly expect conflict in that part of Afghanistan,

that the United States will stay with you, with the Iraqi people, until this mission is finished.

The Marines returned fire, but the attackers escaped and we have no idea who they were,

Obviously, individuals of that stature in the Taliban leadership are of great interest to the United States, and we would expect that they would be turned over, absolutely,

It’s a plan that’s on track,

They have a very good fiber-optic system, I’ll just leave it at that,

U.S. armed forces and our allies will prevail,

Not only was there no delay, … I think we anticipated in most cases not in all cases, but in most cases the support that was required. And we were pushing support before we were...

I don’t see issues with either of those that would tell me that North Korea is on a different footing today than they were, let’s say, 30 days ago,

We’re basically on our plan and moving toward Baghdad, but there are still many unknowns out there,

[CSD’s first made headlines early in 2003 when the Pentagon announced they were developing drugs to help soldiers suffering from Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD).] Feelings of guilt and regret travel neural pathways in a manner...

If they’re (consumers) expecting that they’re going to buy a product that’s genetically programmed for their skin, this won’t accomplish what they’re hoping to accomplish.

And so, it does beg the question: Do you need that kind of authority (for active-duty troops)? And that’s going to have to be part of the long discussion,

It’s been a pleasure to become a part of this organization. I’ve had one of the friendliest receptions here that I can remember.

the reactor adds negligible electricity to the power grid in North Korea, and most of the electricity it produces is consumed by the reactor itself to run things.

This preserves for the president all the options that a president would want to have in case this country or our friends and allies were attacked with weapons of mass destruction, be they nuclear, biological,...

Right now he has been so marginalized there is not a city under his control, … His militia has either melted away, or been either killed or captured.

This is a win strategy, … In a sense, things are going well.

The tactical situation could be very different from what we suppose, … And so, I mean, you’re just going to have to be ready for lots of things.

I think in a sense we’ve lost a little momentum.

Troop levels are going to be what the commanders wanted and what they’ve asked for … So nothing has changed.

You know, you can never be perfect in a tragedy like this. You’d like to be perfect and be there the moment someone needs help. But as hard as these people tried and the states...

We did well in our first strikes, … But not perfect.

They are not the ones that have the initiative here. We have the initiative, … The opposition groups have the initiative. Just last night and the night before, we put in a couple more teams...

Who would have access to the DNA in the future? What if the company goes bankrupt? Would they actually sell the DNA commercially to someone else in order to make money?

It will have some effect, but over time they will replace people,

I’m convinced that we’re going to be able to identify a plan of work that may be possible to achieve during this interim period,

I think the plan is … is a brilliant plan and we’ve been at it now for less than a week, … We’re just about to Baghdad. Some of the biggest losses we have taken...

a complex situation that is not well-understood by folks who fought in Vietnam.

This ought to be condition-based, not timeline-based.

I use the term irrelevant because at this point, they’re not going to be able to communicate with the people of Iraq; that will all be shut down, … They won’t be able to communicate...

They and all who are participating in Operation Enduring Freedom are heroes,

My point was simply that the war on global terrorism is going to be a long one, and we need to adapt as our enemy adapts,

Release of these images will be portrayed as part and parcel of the alleged, continuing effort of the United States to humiliate Muslims,

Essentially, we have air supremacy over Afghanistan right now,

If terrorism wins in Iraq, the next 9/11 is right around the corner.

Our commanders did exactly the right thing in a timely manner,

It is integral to our ability to structure ourselves to be able to defend this country well into the future,

We’ve got about 100 Iraqi force battalions that are equipped and trained,

What we are trying to do is what we are trying to do throughout Iraq, is get Iraqis to help deal with this issue,

The sweep of this extensive complex continues again as we speak,

We may see some progress in that area here in the not-too-distant future, … (The Taliban) are unable to reinforce as they had planned on it. So that hurts them. We think they are trying...

It is not helpful to have those kind of comments come out when we’ve got troops in combat, because, first of all, they’re false, they’re absolutely wrong, they bear no resemblance to the truth, and...

It’s important the international community participate in Iraq,

It’s from this site where people were trained and where poisons were developed that migrated into Europe.

it will have some effect.

Additional time in Iraq is going to cost us more money, … We are working those estimates right now.

you may have a regime; you may not.

The forces they have are exactly what Gen. Franks wanted, what all his component commanders agreed to, what he agreed to, what we all agreed to as we tried to put this plan together.