I am not asking anyone to surrender. I am asking everyone to declare the victory of peace.

There will always be extremists who seek to disrupt a process such as the peace process in Northern Ireland, ... They must not be allowed to get their way.

We have made an important step in the transition from conflict to peace in Northern Ireland.

(Victory coach) Ernie (Merrick) has spoken to (Thompson) on a couple of occasions, and all indications are that he misses Melbourne, he misses him teammates, he misses the facilities and set up that we've got, and, most importantly, he misses regular first-team football.

The threat today is not that of the 1930s. It's not big powers going to war with each other. The ravages which fundamentalist political ideology inflicted on the 20th century are memories. The Cold war is over. Europe is at peace, if not always diplomatically.

As the president has said, we are implementing a strategy that will lead to victory in Iraq. A victory in Iraq will make the country more secure and help lay the foundation of peace for a generation.