Obviously, we didn't have the intelligence we needed in that particular instance. In some sense, those countries that pursue weapons of mass destruction in secret also learned an important lesson - that there are risks of that kind of behavior and that kind of activity. |
One cannot let dangers grow to the point of imminent threat to the United States without taking action. And if other measures fail, obviously we retain to right to use force. |
Our preference is to act through diplomacy in conjunction with friends and allies. ... Obviously, we retain the right to use force. |
Our preference is to act through diplomacy in conjunction with friends and allies. That is our preference. That is our preference. |
Our relationships are in good shape. This is not a trip where the president has to come with a deliverable or an initiative, |
Our relationships are in good shape. This is not a trip where the president has to come with a deliverable or an initiative. |
Our statements about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein were based on the aggregation of intelligence from a number of sources and represented the collective view of the intelligence community, |
Our statements about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein were based on the aggregation of intelligence from a number of sources and represented the collective view of the intelligence community. |
Pakistan is both an ally in the war on terror, and in some sense, a battleground of the war on terror. |
Palestinian President Abbas earned the trust of his people when he was elected on a platform of peace this past January. Now the Palestinian Authority must make good on that promise by fighting terrorism. |
People recognize that it would be problematic for Chavez to be in the nuclear business. |
roughly the same intelligence that the Clinton administration saw. |
Scooter Libby is a fine person. And he served the president and the vice president well, |
Seventy-seven senators from both sides of the aisle, the previous administration and foreign governments all believed, based on the same intelligence, that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and posed an enormous threat, |
Some people say that the test of your principles is what you do when no one's looking. |