The notion somehow that we have tremendous tensions with our European allies I think are, frankly, just not right. |
The Palestinian people have apparently voted for change, but we believe that their aspirations for peace and a peaceful life remain unchanged. |
The parties have now had the habit of cooperation in the Gaza withdrawal, and it is our hope that they are going to continue to build on that. |
The potential marriage of weapons of mass destruction with terrorism is everyone's nightmare. |
The president and I have asked John to do this work because he knows how to get things done. He is a tough-minded diplomat, |
The president has always said that when he thought he could give a little impetus to what is going to be a very long and difficult process, he would do so. The president believes that this is a new opportunity for peace at the end of the war in Iraq and particularly with changes in the Palestinian leadership. |
The President will take from his commanders their assessment of what the conditions permit, what Iraqi security forces are capable of doing, and then determine troop levels, |
The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud. |
The proof, so to speak, will be in the pudding, |
The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the better. |
The resources we commit must empower developing countries to strengthen security, to consolidate democracy, to increase trade and investment, and to improve the lives of their people. |
the response was positive. |
The road map is the best way for the Palestinian people. Any Palestinian government to be created must make it clear to the international community that it [road map] is its choice. |
The Russians . . . want to do what we all want to do, which is they want to pursue a diplomatic path and see if the Iranians will come along. |
The Saudis have been very aggressive in hunting down the terrorist cells that are in Saudi Arabia and we've had a good deal of success also on the terrorist financing front, |