The United States isn't going to do anything that it's not capable of doing. And if we do something, we'll be capable of doing it.

There are people who in large measure have information that we need . . . so that we can track down the weapons of mass destruction in that country.

I don't know anybody that I can think of who has contended that the Iraqis had nuclear weapons.

Don't say 'the White House wants.' Buildings can't want.

Watch the growth of middle level management. Don't automatically fill vacant jobs. Leave some positions unfilled for 6-8 months to see what happens. You will find you won't need to fill some of them.

Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.

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.