Wars such as those which have occurred in Iraq only allow hatred, violence and terror to proliferate

I want to increase our spending on research and development by 25%. That's something the U.S. does very well. That dynamism alongside a welfare state in the European community - that's the synthesis I want to achieve.

Were aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the government of Spain and the new Kerry administration.

No Spanish government has given into terror and no government will do that.

I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.

It's true that the war in Iraq opened a distance in relations between part of Europe and the U.S. government, but our basic ties are stronger than that. We share democracy, free markets and a commitment to Western security. We differ on how to guarantee that security.

I don't think this debate is negative, it is enriching