When it comes to reconstruction, before we turn to the American taxpayer, we will turn first to the resources of the Iraqi government and the international community.

Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.

Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps engender the support decisions need to be successfully implemented.

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

The absence of evidence is not necessarily the evidence of absence

I tend over the years to have developed a certain hesitancy about believing that headlines tell the whole story.

Now, settle down, settle down. Hell, I'm an old man, it's early in the morning and I'm gathering my thoughts here.