Sorry. My spell checker keeps telling me how to think.

I don't know if this has been posted yet so...

Don't ask the question if you don't already know what the answer will be.

Always hire the outside consultant that agrees with your proposal.

Tom Rick's blog response:

http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts..._cuts_and_runs

I wish he had said, "Whattabunchachimps." That would be a better word. He must had been livid leaving there. He's just trying to sell his damn book and can be expected to provide some insight into security questions, quid pro quo, but they needed to ask about a nonsense narrative.