Napoleon was asked, "Who do you consider to be the greatest generals?" He responded saying, "The victors.

Oh my goodness gracious, what you can buy off the Internet in terms of overhead photography. A trained ape can know an awful lot of what is going on in this world, just by punching on his mouse, for a relatively modest cost.

It is hard to put a price on some things. What is the value of having prevented nuclear weapons from getting into the hands of a dictator like Saddam Hussein - or of Gadhafi?

We do have a saying in America: if you're in a hole, stop digging ..... erm, I'm not sure I should have said that.

Our goal is to defend the American people, and to eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and to liberate the Iraqi people.

I would not say that the future is necessarily less predictable than the past. I think the past was not predictable when it started.

If you foul up, tell the President and correct it fast. Delay only compounds mistakes.