I would not presume from this distance, nor would America presume to say who should be the leader of the Iraqi nation.

Remain calm, be kind.

Time is passing, ... We have to look at the reality of the situation and ... redouble our efforts and get on with it.

Leaders have followers. The primary role of a leader is to convey to those followers a sense of purpose, vision, and mission.

That's why the army sends all its future generals to what we call "charm school." As soon as you are a general, people think that you know everything. You think yourself that you have become omniscient and omnipotent. Be careful, because people want to do everything they can to please the general, and you need to guard against this.

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.

The United States is looking at a way to launch peace with a disarmed Iraq. And so we are studying the declaration that Iraq submitted. Other members of the security council are studying the declaration, as is Unmovic and IAEA, and I would not make a judgment as to whether or not the declaration will be found deficient and whether or not that might lead to a material breach and whether or not, if it did, that would lead to action on the part of the United Nations.