I'm afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.

To sum up, the position we took was that since we didn't know the internal situation in Iraq nor Saddam Hussein, that our best bet was to take counsel from the people who did know him and who did deal with him.

The UN could help the Iraqi government get on its feet and help the United States withdraw a bit more.

An idea can be as flawless as can be, but its execution will always be full of mistakes.

I think America has to do more than be a broker now. Because both the Palestinians are weak and Israel is very weak.

The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11.

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.