I... you know, I... look, after 9/11, I vowed to protect this country.

It's exciting; I don't know whether I'm going to win or not. I think I am. I do know I'm ready for the job. And, if not, that's just the way it goes.

Bin Laden says his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, 'what is good for them and what is not.'

I assured the prime minister, my administration will work hard to lay the foundation of peace in the Middle - to work with our nations in the Middle East, give peace a chance. Secondly, I told him that our nation will not try to force peace, that we'll facilitate peace and that we will work with those responsible for a peace.

[Saddam Hussein] is a threat because he is dealing with al-Qaeda. . . . A true threat facing our country is that an al-Qaeda-type network trained and armed by Saddam could attack America and not leave one fingerprint.

I have said that the sanction regime is like Swiss cheese - that meant that they weren't very effective.

I think if you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answer questions. I can't answer your question.