He actually believed in his heart that he would better them by his conviction and his beliefs and his skills, and I think largely succeeded. What he leaves behind is a tremendous challenge for the rest of us and a guiding force. |
Here we are, trying to decide what to hold as beliefs, trying to influence an outcome in a way we don't quite know how. We have to keep positive. We don't know what the controls are. We don't know where Tom is or what's going on with him. |
It's interesting that by taking these people, they're doing the opposite of what they set out to do. They're bringing attention to how noble and necessary their work is in Iraq. |
The important thing is the legacy lives and Tom lives with us. |
This guy was not after martyrdom by any means. |
This guy was not after martyrdom by any means. What he leaves behind is a tremendous challenge for the rest of us and a guiding force. |
Tom is quite an accomplished amateur chef. I wouldn't be surprised if he took over food preparation for the whole group and is making them incredible feasts. |
We are on the cusp of having to make a decision about how to deal with this. |