You're thinking of Europe as Germany and France. I don't. I think that's old Europe.

What is needed [to combat terrorism], in my view, is resolve, not retreat; courage, not concession. Rather than thinking in terms of an exit strategy, focus on a strategy for success.

Preserve the President's options. He may need them.

... something under $50 billion for the cost. How much of that would be the U.S. burden, and how much would be other countries, is an open question.

Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.

It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.

Don't do or say things you would not like to see on the front page of The Washington Post.