I believe, that there is at least de facto cooperation between United States and Iran, at least in Iraq.

Luck is the residue of good planning.

Retrospective analysis is not a useful guide to current problems.

When the big guys in Washington dream of transforming the world, it’s the little guys who come home in body bags.

I think Republicans so mistrust Barack Obama, that if Barack Obama says Putin is terrible, they will be some Republicans who just take the other side.

U.S. has been trying to encourage Iraq to pass a law that would provide money and training and weapons for a Sunni national guard that could be effective in places like Ramadi, like Mosul

Well, I think the U.S. has been careful not to go too far in attacking Iran's allies, in particular in attacking Hezbollah forces in Syria, which have been propping up the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

Misdirection. False signals. Spreading confusion. This is the Tao of deception.

The ISI is above all a paramilitary organization. It doesn't do all that much collection of intelligence. It's not a very good spy agency, but it's good at running covert action.

Journalists couldn't do their jobs overseas without taking risks, and the same is true for diplomats and intelligence officers.

Sometimes James Bond movies drive me crazy. They're fun to watch, but they don't have anything to do at all with what intelligence officers really do.

Money cannot buy health, but I'd settle for a diamond-studdedwheelchair.

Perhaps you are just close to what you have been waiting for all along and ideas start formulating in your mind and advising you to "give up". Tell them "not me".

I miss you, but I haven't met you yet!

Emily was feeling the elation of conscientious hosts when they can temporarily escape a ubiquitous houseguest.

Professional traders have always had some system or other based upon their experience and governed either by their attitude towards speculation or by their desires.

I always try to suit my clothes to my company. It is the only way to be inconspicuous.

I just let my hair go - if there's no hairdresser around I really can't be bothered!

George W. Bush did an incredible job in the presidency, defending us from freedom.

There's also really no way of knowing what Donald Trump is going to do - he's been sufficiently vague in his policy positions.

We must not lose our faculty to dare, particularly in dark days.