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.

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 radical elements in Islam are very dangerous. They want to achieve a return to the Islamic purity of the Middle Ages.

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.

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

The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.