Russia right now is searching for its soul. It's trying to figure out what it really is.

We have never recognized that Iran lives in a dangerous neighborhood. And it's not surprising that they want some protection. We have not been forthcoming about explaining a security relationship for the region, in which Iran can feel secure and thus maybe willing to do something.

Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.

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

Everybody is within reach of a television set. And so they're all politicized, and they're all stimulated, and then they have these desires, pleasures, hates, resentments, and so on, and they're reacting instantaneously.

My point was that removing Saddam should not have been our highest priority. Fighting terrorism should have been our number one concern, followed by the Palestinian peace process.

The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.