There was nothing to apologize for, ... To apologize would have suggested that we had done something wrong and we accepted responsibility for having done something wrong. And we did not do anything wrong. Therefore, it was not possible to apologize. |
there was reason for guarded optimism. And let us be clear about what brought it all to a halt -- terrorism. |
There were some people in the intelligence community who knew at the time that some of those sources were not good, and shouldn't be relied upon, and they didn't speak up, |
There will be no shortage of troops, |
There would be a great need for humanitarian relief, for reconstruction efforts, and all that has to be part of an integrated strategy, |
There's a bit of a stir in Europe, but it's a stir I think we'll be able to manage ... [to] move forward and gather the support we need, |
There's no basis for the story to begin with, and we're doing our jobs together. |
There's no country that has said, 'Oh, please, let us run the show,' |
There's no reason to see this as destabilizing NATO in any way, ... In fact, I think it is our common belief that it will strengthen NATO. |
There's nothing political about it, ... It's a data collection and reporting error. We'll get to the bottom of it, issue a corrected report and talk to Congressman Waxman. |
These are criminals, these are murderers, these are terrorists who are killing innocent people who have come to Iraq, |
These are nations that are spending their time and attention now delivering relief to their citizens, ... A visit by the president of the United States, with all that entails, would be a diversion of their attention from providing support. |
These two wars claimed the lives of over 100,000 young Americans who were doing their duty, |
They [terrorists] are criminals, they are murderers and they have to be dealt with and brought to justice. There was a basic understanding of that context among the ministers. |
They can't violate their agreements and then say we violated, what will you pay us to get out of the violation, |