You cannot tell the enemy you're going to leave and expect the enemy to not - and expect to succeed. I mean, that's just a fundamental of warfare.

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On 'don't ask, don't tell' I was always the same. I said we needed a...

On 'don't ask, don't tell' I was always the same. I said we needed a...

But please know, whether you believe campaign contributions are speech or property, that I learned...

But please know, whether you believe campaign contributions are speech or property, that I learned...

The problem... is that most members of Congress don't pay attention to what's going on.

The problem... is that most members of Congress don't pay attention to what's going on.

We must win in Iraq. If we withdraw, there will be chaos; there will be...

We must win in Iraq. If we withdraw, there will be chaos; there will be...

The tea partiers are a great addition. The tea partiers have invigorated a base that...

The tea partiers are a great addition. The tea partiers have invigorated a base that...

Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor. Glory belongs to...

Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor. Glory belongs to...

I'm as frustrated with the French, I think, as anyone, but look, there's going to...

I'm as frustrated with the French, I think, as anyone, but look, there's going to...

We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves, from ourselves.

We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves, from ourselves.

The way you have bipartisan negotiations, you sit down across the table, as we did...

The way you have bipartisan negotiations, you sit down across the table, as we did...

I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and...

I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and...

Barbara Boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense senator in the United States Senate...

Barbara Boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense senator in the United States Senate...

The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective...

The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective...

Only the most deluded of us could doubt the necessity of this war.

Only the most deluded of us could doubt the necessity of this war.

The first pork-barrel bill that crosses my desk, I'm going to veto it and make...

The first pork-barrel bill that crosses my desk, I'm going to veto it and make...

I am fully prepared to be commander in chief... I don't need on-the-job training.

I am fully prepared to be commander in chief... I don't need on-the-job training.

Do not yield. Do not flinch. Stand up. Stand up with our President and fight....

Do not yield. Do not flinch. Stand up. Stand up with our President and fight....

As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that...

As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that...

And the people who live in the southern part of my state do not have...

And the people who live in the southern part of my state do not have...

My greatest fear is the Iranians acquire a nuclear weapon and give it to a...

My greatest fear is the Iranians acquire a nuclear weapon and give it to a...

I don't doubt the sincerity of my Democratic friends. And they should not doubt ours.

I don't doubt the sincerity of my Democratic friends. And they should not doubt ours.