I am ... putting together a consensus .... |
I am here to pursue diplomacy and mutual political efforts, ... The issue of war or hostilities is not on the table. |
I am pleased that as a result of the leadership shown by President Megawati (Sukarnoputri), we are able now to start down a road towards greater military-to-military cooperation, |
I am pleased that we have come down from that horrible pinnacle, |
I am pleased to be the first U.S. secretary of state to have been here for 25 years, particularly on this occasion when we have just received permission by President Bush to re-designate this facility from U.S. liaison office to American Embassy, Kabul, |
I am pleased to hear that decrees have now been issued that should have been issued years and years ago, but does anybody really think a decree from Saddam Hussein -- directed to whom? -- is going to fundamentally change the situation? And it comes out on a morning when we are moving forward down the path laid out by Resolution 1441. These are all process issues. These are all tricks that are being played on us. |
I am prepared to go anywhere, anytime when it serves a useful purpose, |
I am so proud that I have had this chance to serve my nation once again, |
I am sure they will be helpful on many things, ... They have a great deal of experience in Afghanistan and we will draw on all of that experience. |
I am the one who presented it on behalf of the United States to the world, |
I believe we did our job, and I believe we did it well, |
I believed then that [Iraqi President Saddam Hussein] had weapons of mass destruction, |
I can assure you that President Bush understands the commitment and obligations that we have made to our NATO allies and to the people in the region, ... This will be done carefully, it will be done as a part of an overall review of all of our commitments overseas |
I can assure you that, if he doesn't comply this time, we'll ask the U.N. to give authorization for all necessary means, and if the U.N. is not willing to do that, the United States, with like-minded nations, will go and disarm him forcefully, |
I cannot tell you everything that we know, |