I’m not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I’m running because I wanted to serve.

Politicians are so detested. And the main cause is not policy; it’s the fact that there is no trust.

Military operations alone cannot defeat an insurgency because only economic development and political action can address most sources of disaffection. If military operations are not conducted consistent with political objectives or occur without economic development, they are certain to alienate the population further, reduce the amount of intelligence available to […] security forces, and strengthen rather than weaken the enemy.