I think the key that happened on 9/11 is we went from considering terrorist attacks as a law enforcement problem to considering terrorist attacks, especially on the scale we have on 9/11, as being an act of war.

I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about my faults.

The issue is that [Saddam] has chemical weapons.

I had a reputation of being somewhat moderate, partly, I think, because I wasn't a 'bomb thrower' like some of my conservative colleagues, and partly because I got along with people all across the political spectrum.

I do not believe the President requires any additional authorization from the Congress before committing US forces to achieve our objectives in the Gulf.

There comes a time when deceit and defiance must be seen for what they are. At that point, a gathering danger must be directly confronted. At that point, we must show that beyond our resolutions is actual resolve.

As a former secretary of defense, I think Donald Rumsfeld is the best secretary of defense the United States has ever had.