And on my first day in office, I will send a message to every man and woman in our armed forces: You will never be asked to fight a war without a plan to win the peace.

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Because you know as well as anyone that change never comes without a fight.

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"Never start a fight, but always finish it, " she tells her son early on, and you can believe she walks the talk.

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