Bryan Whitman Mission Quotations

What is certain is the U.S. military remains capable of executing every mission it is assigned.

Our commanders have addressed that issue. The mission remains what it is each and every day.

The mission and the focus of what our forces are doing (in Iraq) have not changed this week from last week or last month.

The mission and the focus of what our forces are doing has not changed this week from last week or last month. Any spike in violence is unfortunate and is always concerning, but we tend to look at these things broadly and over time, and base our decisions on trends and on what the commanders on the ground feel is an appropriate balance.