We're not running out of [fixed] targets. Afghanistan is.
The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.
Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction.
What will follow will not be a repeat of any other conflict. It will be of a force and scope and scale that has been beyond what has been seen before.
I don't do quagmires.
In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership.