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

Information technology has politicized the world's population.

Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.

The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.

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.

Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.