It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.

But figuring out Saddam Hussein was one our greatest mysteries. He marched to his own drummer and frequently as this unfolded he made decisions which were sometimes inexplicable to us and sometimes didn't look very smart.

Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.

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.

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

We believe we are creating the beginning of a new world order coming out of the collapse of the US-Soviet antagonisms.

I think there's nothing more dangerous than mislearning lessons of history, and we do it perpetually.