Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.
First of all, Saddam did not win the war, even though he says he did, I mean, you know, that's a joke and everybody in the world knows it.
It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.
This gulf war syndrome thing is truly unfortunate, and I've met some of the vets who have this. These are my guys, and I feel terrible about it.
I've got to tell you what, the soldier doesn't fight very hard for a leader who is going to shoot him, okay, on his own whim. That's not what military leadership is all about.
To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for you and give each tasks that will take advantage of his strength.
You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it.
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.
