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

First of all, I think the Saudis are deeply concerned about the collapse of negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians and the resumption of conflict.

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

Everybody is within reach of a television set. And so they're all politicized, and they're all stimulated, and then they have these desires, pleasures, hates, resentments, and so on, and they're reacting instantaneously.

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 think above all, what we need with Iran is patience.

The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.