I believe that this is a different war than America has ever fought in the past. It is a non-conventional war. It means that you've got to use every tool you've got available to you.

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The first truth for special operations is that quality is more important than quantity.

The first truth for special operations is that quality is more important than quantity.

But the other thing is that I feel very confident in the individual pilots. They...

But the other thing is that I feel very confident in the individual pilots. They...

I jump out of perfectly good airplanes, and it's a great thrill and it allows...

I jump out of perfectly good airplanes, and it's a great thrill and it allows...

But it's been a great, humbling - and I've been very honored to have the...

But it's been a great, humbling - and I've been very honored to have the...

I'm not going to say whether I'm a Republican or a Democrat.

I'm not going to say whether I'm a Republican or a Democrat.

Wayne Downing is also a great leader, has served our nation very well, and I...

Wayne Downing is also a great leader, has served our nation very well, and I...

It is changing the face of terrorism. It is basically bringing it to the United...

It is changing the face of terrorism. It is basically bringing it to the United...

I had seen the films out of World War II, the great 82nd Airborne, the...

I had seen the films out of World War II, the great 82nd Airborne, the...

Well, I enjoy sharing in the dangers that we ask our men and women in...

Well, I enjoy sharing in the dangers that we ask our men and women in...

Our people are working overtime - I say our people; our federal agencies in this...

Our people are working overtime - I say our people; our federal agencies in this...

And occasionally some of the nations that will be partners in this would probably not...

And occasionally some of the nations that will be partners in this would probably not...

Those are the things that, in the wrong hands - and certainly in our war...

Those are the things that, in the wrong hands - and certainly in our war...

The standards to get in are very high. We don't want to lower those standards.

The standards to get in are very high. We don't want to lower those standards.

They were involved in a firefight and felt they were surrounded. Whether they escaped from...

They were involved in a firefight and felt they were surrounded. Whether they escaped from...

My goal was to make first lieutenant. I never spent a lot of time worrying...

My goal was to make first lieutenant. I never spent a lot of time worrying...

I was, somewhere in the neighborhood of about 300 jumps.

I was, somewhere in the neighborhood of about 300 jumps.

But again, we, I think, over the years have set the example for a lot...

But again, we, I think, over the years have set the example for a lot...

I think that the American people should rest assured and be assured that every federal...

I think that the American people should rest assured and be assured that every federal...

There are a lot of things that have to be considered in National. The military...

There are a lot of things that have to be considered in National. The military...

I always concentrated on doing the very best that I could in the job and...

I always concentrated on doing the very best that I could in the job and...