“There have been instances throughout this conflict where the intelligence we've received from the Defense Department and CIA is wrong, ... How about the weapons of mass destruction? How about the assessment that we were going to be welcomed as liberators?”
“There are a lot of us here, [from] both parties, who want to get our sons and daughters home as quickly as possible and to be there not a day longer than they have to be. And that date is determined by those metrics [figures and benchmarks] you supply us with. So it is critically important, not just with the construction effort, not just with the security effort, but our whole involvement here in this country [Iraq].”
“We were really looking at specific issues of security that affect our troops. While we were in agreement in terms of things that needed to be improved there, we all saw gaps and areas that needed greater protection. The morale was very good under the circumstances, but we all felt we could be doing more to protect the troops.”
“The Amgen Tour of California is a perfect venue for Health Net to promote healthy lifestyles and affirm our commitment to helping people live healthy lives.”
“For the most part, we have an opportunity to go to church and learn the context of Scripture, but we struggle with applying that and putting it into forward action, rather than learning it in principles.”
“We are absolutely delighted to welcome Pat back to Health Net. Before she led the governor's team, she was a dynamic leader in Government Relations at Health Net. Her talents are what we need to better drive our company forward.”