Because the task of a political leader is to do what he believes is better for his country. Sometimes the public opinion is in favor; sometimes the public opinion needs a little bit more time to understand things.

Disarming Iraq is legal under a series of U.N. resolutions. Iraq is in flagrant violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

There is no possible negotiation with these killers. Our aim is to win over terrorism. Only by being firm we can stop terrorism. We must be firm fighting the terrorists and opposing the final aims they want to achieve.

Appeasement was never a very clever policy, and it should not be our option today.

I am a quiet man who grows through adversity.

The alliance should agree... to an effective NATO role against the new threats presented by international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.

Without economic development, any potential for political openness and freedom will be questionable.