One thing appears reasonably certain, and that's that those who make allegations of a culture of deception, of intimidation or cover-up need to be extremely careful about such accusations.

There's no debate in the world as to whether people have weapons of mass destruction... We all know that. A trained ape knows that.

Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.

If a person is determined to fight to the death, then they may very well have that opportunity.

The reality is that terrorists can attack any time at any minute, 24 hours a day, using a variety of techniques, in any place at all. And it's not possible to defend in every place, against every technique, against every conceivable approach. It means that you can't stop every terrorist attack. Innocent men, women and children are going to be killed if terrorists are determined to do it.

Watch the growth of middle level management. Don't automatically fill vacant jobs. Leave some positions unfilled for 6-8 months to see what happens. You will find you won't need to fill some of them.

Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration except for those instances where Colin's still learning.