>> i will know it when i see it. >> but will it be before the next election? >> i can't say that. >> but you talk about duty. you're a military man. duty and honor are very important in your life and career. do you believe it's your duty to speak about what you know from the inside before the next election? >> duty and honor absolutely are important and you don't surrender your oath to support and defend the constitution when you leave active duty. with that said, i don't think right now for a person steeped in the military tradition in the defense department, that i should be speaking up on things that are political assessment. >> what gives you nightmares? what keeps you up at night right now? >> right now i think there's probably one issue on the international plane and that is we need to get back to arms