Simply killing everyone who is already a terrorist today won't solve the problem.

But the central point is that any campaign against Iraq, whatever the strategy, cost and risks, is certain to divert us for some indefinite period from our war on terrorism.

The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous. They want to achieve a return to the Islamic purity of the Middle Ages.

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.

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

If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would.

America is stronger than any state probably since the Roman Empire. But we can't do what used to be done with that kind of strength.