I had a solo career before Van Halen. My fan base filtered through Van Halen with me and came right on out the other side with me.
If there's ever an example that military power alone cannot be successful in Afghanistan, I think it was the Soviet experience.
I think sometimes that people think brave means not being afraid, which of course it doesn't mean that at all. It means that you're afraid, but you move past that and do it anyway, do what you think is right.

