You Know, As Director Of The Cia,

I Mean, The Taliban, My View Is That They Have Been Weakened. We Have Not Seen Them Able To Conduct Any Kind Of Organized Attack To Regain Any Territory That They've Lost. We've Seen Levels Of Violence Going Down.

Rising Sea Levels, Severe Draughts, The Melting Of The Polar Caps, The More Frequent And Devastating Natural Disasters All Raise Demand For Humanitarian Assistance And Disaster Relief.

China Is A Major Power In The Pacific And I Think We Are Dealing With Some Common Threats In That Region: The Whole Issue Of Korea And The Stability Of Korea, The Whole Issue Of Nuclear Proliferation, The Whole Issue Of Providing Free Access To Our Ships That Are Operating In That Area.

The Reason We've Always Had A Civilian In That Job [secretary Of Defence] Is Because We Really Believe That It Is Policymakers Who Ought To Control The Military And Not Have The Military Control The Military.

Caution Is An Important Quality In A Leader, But It Has To Be Caution Followed By Decision. Caution Followed By Ambivalence Can Be A Weakness.