Every president when he is elected has to live with the pluses and minuses his predecessor leaves, which includes benefits as well as burdens.

No. That's someone else's business. Quagmire is - I don't do quagmires.

I don't believe anyone that I know in the administration ever said that Iraq had nuclear weapons.

We'll have to deal with the networks. One of the ways to do that is to drain the swamp they live in. And that means dealing not only with the terrorists, but those who harbor terrorists. This will take a long, sustained effort. It will require the support of the American people as well as our friends and allies around the world.

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

Well, so be it. Nothing's perfect in life, so you have an election that's not quite perfect. Is it better than not having an election? You bet.

Don't blame the boss. He has enough problems.