I think we Americans, of all people, understand the importance of a good, legal, constitutional framework as the basis of political life.

These people hate the United States, not for what we do, but for who we are and what we are.

We try very quickly to show that we are not at war with the Iraqi people. We're trying to deal with the people who are indeed themselves at war with the Iraqi people.

The loss of innocent life is a tragedy for anyone involved in it, but the numbers are really very low.

You know, the country is basically peaceful.

I think there really is no shortcut to sovereignty.

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