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

Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a new country from developing at all.

America is stronger than any state probably since the Roman Empire. But we can't do what used to be done with that kind of strength.

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

Russia right now is searching for its soul. It's trying to figure out what it really is.

We must find out where the roots of terrorism lie.

I believe the Chinese are gradually realizing that they're dependent on the system that, as they run out of energy, for example, they have to reach out to foreign sources for energy, for raw materials. They have to reach out to the world for markets. They have to export. They have to maintain full employment. They've got a terrible population problem. So they need a stable world, in a way.