The consequence of a world full of nuclear powers to me is so incomprehensible in terms of the dangers that that implies.

If you take a look at Afghan history, usually they have united to defend against an outside enemy, and as soon as that's accomplished, they turn and start killing each other. This internal instability is a constant invitation to outside forces to come in. I have to think that after the awful years of the Taliban, most Afghans would want to remain at peace, and get the benefits of the new freedom they've found. But I can't be sure that old habits won't reassert themselves.

My father was somewhat to the right of Genghis Khan.

There is a natural partnership between State and Commerce, and the American business community to work together to educate the United States about marketing overseas.

My own view of this, by the way, is, if the war on terrorism is successful over time, in its own way it's going to box Saddam in in a way that's going to make it much more difficult for him to maintain his power, and that he's going to become increasingly isolated. I think that's going to take time.

In the best of all worlds everyone in the Embassy is doing something to assist U.S. exports.

Americans usually believe that nothing is impossible.