One Of The Principal Qualities That You

If The Iraqis Fail To Implement The Reforms, If They Fail To Get A Handle On The Violence, There's Nothing The United States Can Do, Militarily Or Otherwise, That Can Solve Those Problems. They Have To Assume The Primary Responsibility To Govern Themselves.

One Of The Principal Qualities That You Need As National Security Adviser Is Trust, The Trust Of The President. And That Depends On Truth And It Depends On Honesty.

I Know That Young People Sometimes, Caught Up In The Moment, Make Some Very Foolish Decisions.

The White House Was So Eager To Rid Itself Of Iraq That It Was Willing To Withdraw Rather Than Lock In Arrangements That Would Preserve Our Influence And Interests.

I Want To Reassert Again The Position Of The United States That With Regards To Iran, We Will Not Allow Iran To Develop A Nuclear Weapon, Period. We Will Not Allow Them To Develop A Nuclear Weapon, And We Will Exert All Options In The Effort To Ensure That That Does Not Happen...the United States Stands Firmly With Israel, And We Have A Rock Solid Commitment To The Security Of Israel And To The Security Of Its Citizens.