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.

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

Osama bin Laden is going after us to get us out of the region, so he can deal with the regimes that he sees in the region, or replace them with purists.

If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would.

After the '30s, we said, "no more Munichs." And it got us in a lot of problems. Then we said, "No more Vietnams." Now if we say, "No more Iraqs," the next one won't be an Iraq. It will be something different. You can't learn lessons.

But there is scant evidence to tie Saddam to terrorist organizations, and even less to the Sept. 11 attacks.

America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy.