Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard. |
Syria does not want to be a safe haven in the aftermath of Operation Iraqi Freedom, |
Talks can always be useful, ... to allow inspectors in, so that they can verify that the weapons are no longer there that they claim are no longer there. |
Tell them that they are destroying their own desire and vision for a Palestinian state living side by side in peace with Israel behind secure and recognizable borders, |
That effort has been stopped or put back by North Korea's actions with respect to enriching uranium, |
that everything else has failed and now is the time to push and try because so many other countries are willing to be part of the effort. |
That is not inconsistent with Mitchell. I just think it accelerates what we've been thinking about. |
That might well be the case, |
That patience will continue, |
That was a big mistake. It should never have been in the speech. I didn't need Joseph Wilson to tell me that there wasn't a Niger connection. He didn't tell us anything we didn't already know. I never believed it. |
that wouldn't draw a veto. |
That young pilot was faced with a crisis. His plane had been badly damaged and he had to get it on the ground, |
that's as far as we had gotten with respect to monitors who would be acceptable to both sides. |
That's not the point. In this job ... the issue is not to win or lose a particular debate. The issue is to make sure that the president gets the very best information he can get, honestly, in order to make decisions for the American people. |
That's what happened, notwithstanding any cell phone reports to the contrary, |