I was not persuasive enough to persuade the president that the Marines were there on an impossible mission.

He was just a worn-out guy.

just a lot of criticism and pessimism.

[Here] rests the soul of our nation-here also should be our conscience.

I think women are too valuable to be in combat.

This will not be an easy task. We are fully embarked on it, we are not embarked on it to go half-way, we are embarked on it to win.