A strong foundation exists for immediate military action against Saddam Hussein and for a multilateral effort to rebuild Iraq after he is gone.

The civilized world has a common stake in defeating the terrorists.

Before you get mugged by reality, take out an insurance policy. It's the Reagan way.

He who walks in the middle of the road gets hit from both sides.

Increasingly, the state system has been eroding. Terrorists have exploited this weakness by burrowing into the state system in order to attack it.

Open political and economic systems have been gaining ground and there's a good reason for it. They work better.

Terrorism is not a matter that can be left to law enforcement, with its deliberative process, built-in delays, and safeguards that may let the prisoner go free on procedural grounds.