An idea can be as flawless as can be, but its execution will always be full of mistakes..

Who is the guarantor, if there is one, of a more stable world? It's the United States..

We must find out where the roots of terrorism lie..

But the central point is that any campaign against Iraq, whatever the strategy, cost and risks, is certain to divert us for some indefinite period fr….

After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first..

My point was that removing Saddam should not have been our highest priority. Fighting terrorism should have been our number one concern, followed by ….

To sum up, the position we took was that since we didn't know the internal situation in Iraq nor Saddam Hussein, that our best bet was to take counse….

Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elect….

The UN could help the Iraqi government get on its feet and help the United States withdraw a bit more..

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..

Europeans are familiar with terrorism and violence. We have not experienced a true conflict on our soil in a hundred years, and especially not one th….

Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections..

But there is scant evidence to tie Saddam to terrorist organizations, and even less to the Sept. 11 attacks..