War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality.

The smartest person in the United States Senate, and he knows it, is John Sununu. Thank God he had his mother's temperament.

I observed a thousand acts of courage, compassion and love [as a POW] and I will always treasure that memory above all others.

As you know, there are al Qaeda operatives that are taken back into Iran, given training as leaders, and they’re moving back into Iraq.

I know what war's like. I know what scene's like.

That does not mean we won't experience the tragedy of the loss of some American lives. We will have an opportunity to instill a democracy in Iraq which will be an example and perhaps force other nations in that region to move in the same direction.

We have a lot of work to do and I‘m afraid that it‘s a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq/Pakistan border.