There's no way that that would have been discovered by normal international inspections. I couldn't have done it. My successors couldn't have done it.

The case of Iran, a nuclear program that the Iranians admit was 18 years on, that we underestimated. And, in fact, we didn't discover it. It was discovered by a group of Iranian dissidents outside the country who pointed the international community at the location.

The Libyan program recently discovered was far more extensive than was assessed prior to that.

Since defeat in the Struggle must always be envisaged, the preparation of one's own successors is as important as what one does for victory.

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors of bullets

Did I feel we needed it? No more than normal, that part of it. Did I want it? Yes. All the things that were talked about and any number of things this season, I joked about it, but it was true. I'm human just like anyone else.