Ladies and gentlemen, these are not assertions. These are facts, corroborated by many sources, some of them sources of the intelligence services of other countries.

Almost invariably, whoever doesn't win the argument is going to be unhappy.

Once the information is in the 40 to 70 range, go with your gut.

The United States stands willing to work with a transformed Palestinian Authority with new leaders coming to the front.

All nations that are civilized and do not accept this kind of action as representing any sort of legitimate political cause are coming together to fight these terrorists.

We want to approach this in a multilateral way, talking with our friends, consulting with our security council colleagues in the United Nations, hoping to find a way to solve this peacefully, but at the same time recognising that unless the threat of military force is there, Iraq will not disarm.

Every human endeavor has leaders and followers, and your job as a leader is to inspire.