If I look at the really important questions in [Middle East] region, I see Iran, where there is a strong desire for a freer society and where people are repressed by a small group of ayatollahs. I see Syria, where we can see a similar desire of the people to be free. These two countries fund Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations and are hurting our efforts in Afghanistan and have been extremely harmful in Iraq. Then I also see large, important countries such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

We never believed that we'd just tumble over weapons of mass destruction in that country.

Find ways to decentralize. Move decision making authority down and out. Encourage a more entrepreneurial approach.

In the execution of Presidential decisions work to be true to his views, in fact and tone.

Any country on the face of the Earth with an active intelligence program knows that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction.

We [the USA] do have a big nation's problem. We have the problem of a nation that's got two oceans, oceans on either side. People come from all across the globe and want to live here and they want to work here and they want to invest here. And that's a good thing. And they make up this country. But as a people, we [americans] are not highly skilled in languages. We're not highly skilled in knowledge of other cultures. And that's a problem.

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