As so often before, on the courage and determination of British men and women, serving our country, the fate of many nations rests.

There's a deep affection and respect for the Queen and the monarchy in the U.K. But Diana was an extraordinary, iconic figure and her death sparked a fierce reaction, part grief and part anger at her being taken away. It was very fraught.

Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.

It's not that tens of millions of people all want to be violent. But they share the worldview that then, at its extreme, gives rise to the violence. And in my view, this is why this is such a global problem.

Obviously it is right that the Afghans take responsibility for their own future in the end, but they need to know and feel that we are there as partners for them if they are prepared to make the necessary changes. But we should be in no doubt as to why we are in Afghanistan. We ended up there because terrorism hatched there erupted thousands of miles away in New York on Sept. 11.

What I will say to people is what you require are rules and not prejudices.

In April 1991, after the Gulf war, Iraq was given 15 days to provide a full and final declaration of all its WMD.