Covering a war like Iraq is a terribly dangerous yet vital undertaking. We do everything in our power to protect journalists while still reporting the full story to serve our global audience.

In the interests of the independent media the United States has pledged to foster in Iraq, it is imperative the authorities act speedily to clarify with news organizations any suspicions arising from the activities of journalists working for us.

Quite the contrary. Senior officials repeatedly said that in Iraq, Geneva regulations would apply.

Our opponent and many in Congress criticized our decision to end the Iraq war.

The Iraq war was not necessary.

One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.