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

If a person is determined to fight to the death, then they may very well have that opportunity.

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

From where you sit, the White House may look as untidy as the inside of a stomach. As is said of the legislative process, sausage-making and policy-making shouldn't be seen close-up. Don't let that panic you. Things may be going better than they look from the inside.

Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue.

The dead-enders are still with us, those remnants of the defeated regimes who'll go on fighting long after their cause is lost.

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.