The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.

We must find out where the roots of terrorism lie.

Much of what we know about mathematics and trade comes from the Arabs. Then came stagnation, and now they're the West's whipping boy. This is a problem that cannot be solved overnight, and certainly not militarily.

After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.

I don't think the Chinese look out at the world and want to overturn the system.

Information technology has politicized the world's population.

If you look back at the first Gulf war, the Arabs sent forces, they sent money. So their interests in Iraq are clear, but they're nowhere to be seen now. Why? Because right now, it's dangerous to be seen as supporting the United States.