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.

A colossal event is upon us, the birth of a New World Order.

It's not for nothing that the Iranians are known as rug merchants. They are.

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.

I think that America is a part of the world, that we want to cooperate with the world. We are not the dominant power in the world, that everyone falls in behind us. But we want to reach out and cooperate.

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

Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.