More than 200 ships from 13 nations conducted over 10,000 flawless intercepts, which formed a steel wall around the waters leading to Iraq. And these operations continue today. Thanks to these superb efferts not one cargo hold, not one crate, not even one pallet of seaborne contraband even touched Saddam Hussein's shores. The result: Iraq lost 90% of its imports, 100% of its exports, and had its gross national product cut in half.

I do hunt, and I do fish, and I don't apologize to anybody for hunting and fishing.

War is a profane thing.

Leadership consists of character and strategy. If you can't have both, opt for character.

Had the United States and the United Kingdom gone on alone to capture Baghdad, under the provisions of the Geneva and Hague conventions we would have been considered occupying powers and therefore would have been responsible for all the costs of maintaining or restoring government, education and other services for the people of Iraq.

I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war.

Fear will keep you alive in a war. Fear will keep you alive in business. There's nothing wrong with fear.