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  1. Appalled by classified docs leak to Wikileaks & decision to post. It changes nothing on Afghanistan strategy or our relationship w/Pakistan
  2. left New Dehli this morning. My message to Indian partners: our military relationship is strong, but we must make it stronger.
  3. Spoke w @2ndInfDiv soldiers this morning at Camp Red Cloud in Korea. They've got a critical mission and I wanted to thank them for it.
  4. heading from Hawaii to Seoul to attend 2+2 talks. Important meeting at important time.
  5. strongly encourage SM to participate in DADT survey. will provide obj & valuable info from the people a change in policy would affect most
  6. RT @deborahmullen: Sesame St's When Families Grieve received Emmy nom 4 best nonfiction kids program.Grt recognition 4 important help Se ...
  7. known & admired GEN Mattis for many years; he's the right leader for CENTCOM at this critical time. My congrats to him.
  8. Great lunch discussion w/ 15 impressive White House Fellows. We will benefit from their leadership in the future. http://flic.kr/p/8gHGd5
  9. Msg to cadets @ Colombian Naval Academy: stay engaged w/ neighbors in region & with other services. Perseverance and partnership vital.
  10. Great discussion last nite @aspeninstitute. Covered range of nat'l security issues, my biggest focus: executing our Afghan strategy #ASF10
  11. wrapped up great visits to Afghanistan & Pakistan, where I told leaders we remain committed to our strategy.
  12. advice to USMMA graduates; stay engaged w/ the ppl you serve & the world around you. be ready to be tested in ways you can’t imagine
  13. "A Tale of Three Commanders", a good read about COIN lessons for for leaders at all levels, across all services http://bit.ly/dk7RKm
  14. Congrats @randcorporation grads! Being & the having right answers make a diff w/timely, nonpartisan, adaptive & objective policy analysis.
  15. great dialogue at LA town hall today about veterans & wounded warriors in your communities; they still want to serve & have much to offer
  16. speaking today at NDU graduation, intend to flesh out my belief in the precise and principled application of military forces.
  17. In my speech 2day at D-Day Mem'l, Bedford, Va: "greatest tribute we can pay our fallen and missing GIs is to look after their families."
  18. RT @deborahmullen: Medal of Honor-Speak Out: Medal of Honor recipients encourage service members experiencing PTS symptoms to seek help. ...
  19. Currently reading two books: War, by Sebastian Junger (Korengal Valley); A Savage War of Peace, Algeria 1954-1962, by Alistair Horne
  20. after 68yrs the heroics of our WWII veterans during the Battle of Midway still humbles me. their triumph in that battle was pivotal.