If Our Intelligence Is Either Manipulated Or

Restoring Responsibility And Accountability Is Essential To The Economic And Fiscal Health Of Our Nation.

We Shouldn't Knee Jerk Anything. The Iraqi Government A Few Years Back, When They Had A Chance To Sign An Agreement That Would Keep Some Of Our Presence There, Refused To Do It. So We've Got To Be Very Careful And Thoughtful Before We Do Anything.

The Intelligence Failures With Respect To Iraq Were Massive And Have Damaged Our Credibility Around The World

If Our Intelligence Is Either Manipulated Or If It's Shaded Or If In Some Way It Is Exaggerated, It Is Very, Very Dangerous For Us, Particularly As We Go Down The Road And Look At Other Threats.

We Should Be Hell Bent On Getting Those Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Hell Bent On Having A Credible Approach To Them, But We Should Try To Do It In A Way Which Keeps The World Together And That Achieves Our Goal Which Is Removing The... Defanging Saddam.