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

We are in the process of trying to liberate that country. And at the moment where the war ends and the coalition forces occupy the areas where those capabilities - chemical and biological weapons - are likely to be, to the extent they haven't been moved out of the country, it obviously is important to find them.

The most underestimated risk for a politician is overexposure.

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.

"Do you have any regrets?" Of course I do.

Oh, Lord. I didn't mean to say anything quotable.

If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.