Sooner or later something had to give. But President Bush, faced with the unprecedented affront of 9-11, could not wait to take action. So he had to do what we were capable of doing, and he did it brilliantly.

That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude.

I am in control here, in the White House.

I probably carry more scar tissue on my derrière than any other candidate-that's political scar tissue.

Israel is the largest American aircraft carrier in the world that cannot be sunk, does not carry even one American soldier, and is located in a critical region for American national security.

I think the new generations in America, the America's youth, no longer care about Vietnam. They don't want to hear any more about it.

The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in enhancing the quality of life for its people.