Reagan proved that deficits don't matter.

We must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force if necessary.

I have not suggested there's a connection between Iraq and 9/11.

I think things have gotten so bad inside Iraq, from the standpoint of the Iraqi people, my belief is we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators.

How could any responsible leader have ignored the Iraqi threat? If we had not acted, Saddam Hussein and his sons would still be in power.

My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that.

One of the problems we have as a government is our inability to keep secrets. And it costs us, in terms of our relationship with other governments, in terms of the willingness of other intelligence services to work with us, in terms of revealing sources and methods. And all of those elements enter into some of these leaks.