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

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.

Our big lesson from Iraq was that we got there too late. A lot of things had already happened.

In the early years, oil revenues will be insufficient.

a wake-up call with regard to the dependency or the growing dependency of the United States on foreign sources of supply.