If you try to please everybody, somebody's not going to like it. |
Imagine, a September 11 with weapons of mass destruction. It's not 3,000. It's tens of thousands of innocent men, women and children. |
In a long, hard war, we're going to have tragic days, as this is, ... This Week. |
in a manner that is reasonably consistent with the Geneva Conventions, to the extent they are appropriate. |
In Afghanistan, people who are friendly and unfriendly are constantly meeting together. Indeed, sometimes the same people can be friendly and later unfriendly within a relatively short period of time, |
In fact, in a number of parts of the country, people already have more food, water and electricity than they had under the old regime, ... But some do not have these necessities, and the coalition is working day and night to help provide them. |
In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership. |
In politics, every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it. |
In recent day, there has been a focus on a few who have betrayed our values and sullied the reputation of our country. Like each of you, I'm sure, and like most Americans, I was stunned. It was a body blow, |
In some instances, people have been killed and in still other instances they've been wounded. And still others, we have reason to believe they might have escaped to another country. In other cases, we don't know where they are, |
In terms of having first-hand information, I just can't imagine that he does, ... The allegation is ridiculous. |
In terms of Iraq, the insurgency is going to diminish, I think, after these elections. |
In the event (war) becomes necessary, there would be the precipitating event of rejecting the inspectors, which would be such that people would nod and say, 'Fair enough: If he's (Saddam Hussein) that determined to keep the weapons of mass destruction and that unwilling to disarm himself, then he must have a darn good reason and that isn't going to be very good for the neighborhood or for the rest of the world,' |
In the execution of Presidential decisions work to be true to his views, in fact and tone. |
in the last throes. |