War creates its own intensity of hatred... You don't want to use force except as an absolute last resort.

I've forgotten more about national security than George W. Bush will ever learn.

It's important. One of the principles in the United States is civilian control of the military.

I think we should be very clear on this. You know, this country was founded on the principles of the Enlightenment... It was the idea that people could talk, reason, have dialogue, discuss the issues. It wasn't founded on the idea that someone would get struck by a divine inspiration and know everything right from wrong. I mean, people who founded this country had religion, they had strong beliefs, but they believed in reason, in dialogue, in civil discourse. We can't lose that in this country. We've got to get it back.

Everybody in the military has a reputation, and usually it doesn't come out to the public.

I tremendously admire, and I think we all should, the great work done by our commander in chief, our president George Bush...

As president of the United States, my top priority will be to keep America safe. We're going to go after the terrorist networks. We're going to go after Osama bin Laden. We are not going to live in fear in this country.