While it's very hard to know exactly how to measure public opinion there, because there's no really good polling, the fact of the matter is, in all of the polls I've seen, the vast majority of the Iraqis prefer to be free and are pleased that the coalition freed them.

We've thrown out Saddam and Saddam, dead or alive, is finished in Iraq.

We dominate the scene and we will continue to impose our will on this country.

As long as we're here, we are the occupying power. It's a very ugly word, but it's true.

We're going to be on the ground in Iraq as soldiers and citizens for years. We're going to be running a colony almost.

The new administration seems to be paying no attention to the problem of terrorism. What they will do is stagger along until there's a major incident and then suddenly say, `Oh, my God, shouldn't we be organized to deal with this?'

You know, the country is basically peaceful.