There is not a military commander alive today who is genetically predisposed to say that he has enough ISR and assets, and particularly not in the Central Command theater.

When I was commander of Central Command, obviously we were very concerned about the developments in Yemen, the developments in Somalia and elsewhere, in Africa and so forth. But the al Qaeda senior leadership is under unprecedented pressure.

You have to keep on disrupting. If you let up the pressure, then al-Qaeda senior leadership will come back.

In all of our efforts, we continue to emphasize the importance of inclusivity and transparency on the part of the Afghan government and leadership, especially in linking nascent local governing institutions to the decision-making and financial resources in Kabul.

Dream the impossible because dreams do come true.

A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.

We hope, for anyone else trying to make a dream come true, they can find the faith to keep going in 'Fly' when they're about to give up.

Anyone standing for leader of the Labour party has a responsibility to speak truth, because without that we will never win power.