We went into Iraq because Iraq posed a threat to the stability of the region and was engaged in the process of trying to develop weapons of mass dest….

We would like to have friendly regimes with enough broad participation of their populations to maintain long-term stability, so that we would have no….

The Crown Prince has said he needs to broaden political participation in the governing of Saudi Arabia..

And I argued with that intelligence estimate and I think it is a responsibility of policymakers to use their best judgment on the basis of the intell….

These are all elements, but the main thing we can do in the Middle East is encourage the reformist elements..

There's clearly something to be said for success and following through on your commitments..

Policymakers have to make judgments based on the best intelligence they get..

The problem is that neither the M1 nor the M60 or indeed neither any tank, has sufficient ground pressure to drive a [bulldozer] blade into even marg….

Putin has a lot at stake here and restoring the relationship with the United States, and there are already signs as Sandy mentioned that he's moving ….

It took us 50 months in Germany, post World War II to go from the end of the war to a national election..

Look at what the Omar of Qatar is doing, for example - the King of Morocco, Jordan, Bahrain. There are reform movements taking place, efforts to broa….

Of course, China is a key to the North Korea if we're going to solve that riddle, but they could also be helpful on Iraq, which is why it's important….

I wouldn't even know - and I spent three years in the CIA - I wouldn't even know how you'd start a covert action program in a place like Iran. It wou….

Over a period of time, I think the popular will in Iran will prevail..

So, I think even in Saudi Arabia there is movement. And we have to remember that over the years they've stabilized the oil price and that is tremendo….

Intelligence is not a science..