As I Think About The Future, I'm

Oil Remains Fundamentally A Government Business. While Many Regions Of The World Offer Great Oil Opportunities, The Middle East With Two-thirds Of The World's Oil And The Lowest Cost, Is Still Where The Prize Ultimately Lies, Even Though Companies Are Anxious For Greater Access There, Progress Continues To Be Slow.

In Iraq, A Ruthless Dictator Cultivated Weapons Of Mass Destruction And The Means To Deliver Them. He Gave Support To Terrorists, Had An Established Relationship With Al Qaeda, And His Regime Is No More.

I'm Not Apologetic With Respect To The Policies Of The Bush Administration. I Think We Basically Got It Right.

One Of The Worst Things We Could Do Is Start To Act Now As Though The Attack Of 9/11 Is A Thing Of The Past And Will Never Be Repeated. That's Just Not True.

It's Awfully Hard To Convey A Sense Of Credibility To Allies When You [the Congress] Voted For The War And Then You Declared: Wrong War, Wrong Place, Wrong Time.