I Don’t Think That [the War In

We Need, From Time To Time, To Use Military Force Or All Of The Resources At Our Command In Order To Defend The Nation And Defend Our Friends. Sometimes, That Requires Us To Take Actions That Generate Controversy. I Think There Are Probably Some Who Actually Believe, If We Just Go Talk Nice To These Folks, Everything Is Going To Be Ok. I Don't Think The World Works That Way.

We Have Great Information. They're Going To Welcome Us. It'll Be Like The American Army Going Through The Streets Of Paris. They're Sitting There Ready To Form A New Government. The People Will Be So Happy With Their Freedoms That We'll Probably Back Ourselves Out Of There Within A Month Or Two.

The Iraqi Forces Are Conducting The Mother Of All Retreats.

The Good Lord Didn't See Fit To Put Oil And Gas Only Where There Are Democratically Elected Regimes Friendly To The United States. Occasionally We Have To Operate In Places Where, All Things Considered, One Would Not Normally Choose To Go. But, We Go Where The Business Is.

I Can't Think Of A Time When We've Had A Region Emerge As Suddenly To Become As Strategically Significant As The Caspian.