Democracy Doesn't Just Consist Of Holding Elections.

America Is Stronger Than Any State Probably Since The Roman Empire. But We Can't Do What Used To Be Done With That Kind Of Strength.

Everybody Is Within Reach Of A Television Set. And So They're All Politicized, And They're All Stimulated, And Then They Have These Desires, Pleasures, Hates, Resentments, And So On, And They're Reacting Instantaneously.

If You Look Back At The First Gulf War, The Arabs Sent Forces, They Sent Money. So Their Interests In Iraq Are Clear, But They're Nowhere To Be Seen Now. Why? Because Right Now, It's Dangerous To Be Seen As Supporting The United States.

Democracy Doesn't Just Consist Of Holding Elections.

My Point Was That Removing Saddam Should Not Have Been Our Highest Priority. Fighting Terrorism Should Have Been Our Number One Concern, Followed By The Palestinian Peace Process.