Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
There is no avoiding war it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
You do have to change things as warfare changes.
And basically the sense of the 'Pledge to America' is this: Republicans understand when we were in charge we got fired in '06. We spent too much money. We defied the trust that the people had put in us. And we know that there is a better way.