Our goal is to defend the American people, and to eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and to liberate the Iraqi people.

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.

The worst thing you can do is allow a coalition to determine what your mission is.

Have a deputy and develop a successor. Don't be consumed by the job or you'll risk losing your balance. Keep your mooring lines to the outside world - family, friends, neighbors, people out of government, and people who may not agree with you.

It is very difficult to spend "federal (the taxpayers') dollars" so that the intended result is achieved.

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

The United States, as all you know, did not come to Iraq for oil, not to occupy. We came here only to help.