In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay to aim his gun at a child.

Indeed in the full flush of journalistic passion and conviction I once told an interviewer that of course I would never get married. And I most definitely would never have children.

U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they track my movements in order to know where they will be deployed next.

In Iran the whole reform and democracy movement has been based on the emerging free press.

But to be self-obsessed is simply not o.k. for the most important country in the world, the United States, which affects every other country in the world.

And I really believe good journalism is good business.

I'm thrilled to be joining the incredible team at ABC News. Being asked to anchor 'This Week' and the superb tradition started by David Brinkley, is a tremendous and rare honor, and I look forward to discussing the great domestic and international issues of the day.