I think that from the president's point of view, Sen. Lott has addressed this issue. He has apologized for his statement, and the president understands that is the final word from Sen. Lott. |
I think that it's clear that North Korea first knows what it needs to do. And we've always said that if North Korea comes into its international obligations, then they will stop isolating themselves, |
I think that the end is coming into sight. It is not there yet. But it is coming into sight. |
I think the American people support what the president is doing in terms of the level of engagement, the level of involvement and the message that the president is providing. |
I think the days of anybody saying the United States would do anything unilateral are over. I think it's very clear to everybody what the United States is doing, it's doing with the support of many nations around the world. |
I think the point the president makes repeatedly about the need to develop a missile defense is [that] the Cold War is over, and the United States needs to protect itself and our allies and our troops that are stationed abroad from a different nature of threat. And the paradigm that existed in the Cold War is no longer the most imperative paradigm that should guide America's defense structures. |
I think the president understands how the U.N. works. And when the president went up there, he said that this would be a matter of days and weeks, not months. And it is not a matter of months. |
I think the reason that we know Saddam Hussein possesses chemical and biological weapons is from a wide variety of means. That's how we know, |
I think those types of statements contribute to the coarsening of the tone in Washington, D.C., ... The whole issue of land use in the West is one of the most polarizing issues in America, and it pits special interests against each other. |
I think time will tell. They both understand the president's message and the president's message is strongly that war doesn't serve either party. |
I think what you're seeing is diplomacy unfold, and in the end, the president remains optimistic the outcome will be solid. |
I was halfway through and just getting to the poignant part, ... I had them in the palm of my hand. |
I will leave being able to say that I love my job. I believe deeply in President Bush, the man and his policies. But it is my time to go. |
I would strongly encourage Iraq not to come to any conclusions about American credibility, and America's intent to disarm [Iraqi President] Saddam Hussein along with a coalition of the willing, as a result of any of the ongoing diplomacy. That would be a grave mistake for Iraq to make. |
I'd remind you, this is an annual process. And the president made his decisions based on what he viewed as Taiwan's legitimate defense needs. And he's taken the action he deemed proper, |