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

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.

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.

Information technology has politicized the world's population.

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

It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.