And then theres always the crying and the weeping that we hear-children, women, even men. And these images and these sounds are always with me.

We in the press, by our power, can actually undermine leadership.

What Americans don't care much about is the piffle we put on TV these days, what they don't care about is boring, irrelevant, badly told stories, and what they really hate is the presumption that they're too stupid to know the difference.

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.

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.

I believe America will always win the war. It's a superpower that no one can challenge. The real challenge is for the United States to win the peace.

If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay alive.