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I can't expect loyalty from the army if I do not give it.

As we've seen, deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense. Countries typically don't want foreign soldiers in their cities and towns.

As Commander in Chief of the United States Military, I will never send our sons and daughters and our brothers and sisters to die in a foreign land without telling the truth about why they're going there.

I am willing to serve my country, but do not wish to sacrifice the brave men under my command.

If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army.

I don't go around trying to stir up foreign wars.

I never joined the army for patriotic reasons.

I don't want to force the peacekeeping nations to feel like I'm pushing them out.

I've been a soldier too long to refuse to entertain any request from a potential commander in chief.

I still think it would be a great mistake to go into a war without support of our friends and allies.