These two things are demonstrably false. Yet overwhelmingly, that's what the troops see as our rationale for being there.

When you talk to people on something like this, you can't expect consistency. It's a very emotional issue.

I don't think this means people are rejecting the mission. I think it means people have been there a long time and are tired.

The ultimate in disposing one's troops is to be without ascertainable shape. Then the most penetrating spies cannot pry in nor can the wise lay plans against you.

We can rattle our sabers all we want but, realistically, we don't have troops for an invasion [Iran] and surgical strikes aren't going to work.

Yesterday the Iraqis and U.S. troops pulled down a giant statue of Saddam Hussein. They pull it down and it lands right on top of Geraldo.