I'm Not Big On Commissions.

We Have Throughout Our History Been Tested When It Comes To The Institutions Of Our Democracy. And Thank God Our Forefathers Were Smart Enough To Establish A Government Of Checks And Balances To Make Sure That Power Cannot Be Centralized In Any One Branch Of Government. And Those Institutions Have Proven Themselves.

Red Lines Are Kind Of Political Arguments That Are Used To Try To Put People In A Corner.

If The Iraqis Fail To Implement The Reforms, If They Fail To Get A Handle On The Violence, There's Nothing The United States Can Do, Militarily Or Otherwise, That Can Solve Those Problems. They Have To Assume The Primary Responsibility To Govern Themselves.

One Demonstration Of Extremists, Any More Than A Ku Klux Klan Demonstration In The United States, Is Not Necessarily Reflective Of What The Rest Of The Country Feels.

The United States Is Going To Defend Itself Under Any Circumstances.