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.

For most of mankind, the average person knew what was happening in his own village and the next one, and nothing beyond that, and he didn't care, so that leaders were able to guide their countries almost irrespective of what people really thought because they weren't involved in it. Now, everybody knows what's happening instantaneously.

Europeans are familiar with terrorism and violence. We have not experienced a true conflict on our soil in a hundred years, and especially not one that involved 3,000 dead.

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

You know, different people are going to react different ways. And I don't think we should be intolerable because people do things a little differently.

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

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