We face an enemy that is brutal. There is no negotiation with these people. You can't try to talk reason into these totalitarians.

It is a tough choice. In war, people die. But when we refuse to confront the enemy, we will face the enemy in New York and Washington, as we did on 9-11. As for responsiblity, of course we stand by our decision to go to war on Iraq. President Kennedy said that friend and foe alike should know where America stands.

In the past when money was given from government to government, there was no accountability, especially the World Bank loans. Nobody was held accountable for the misuse of World Bank loans. That is why it is important to channel some of the money through civil society groups.

I'm the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way.

We've got a cultural issue in America. We've got to change the whole way the issue is looked at. That's the mission. Some in the political process don't have enough patience for that, and I probably don't either.

The United States does not torture.

I have faith, as I did when I announced my stem-cell decision in 2001, that science and ethics can coexist.