A president has to provide leadership to gain support.

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.

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.

Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.

I'm glad you asked. It has nothing to do with oil, literally nothing to do with oil.

If there are people who yearn for the days when Saddam Hussein was in power, then I am not among them.

Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction.