We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq,

there is not going to be any pass for Palestinian leadership in fighting terror.

The United States is committed to helping Iraq recover from the conflict, but Iraq will not require sustained aid.

We know that there are unaccounted-for Scud and other ballistic missiles in Iraq. And part of the problem is that, since 1998, there has been no way to even get minimal information about those programs except through intelligence means.

Well, there's been plenty of ultimatums, and one thing that we better be very clear is that we can't continue to have the kind of defiance of the United Nations, the defiance of the international community that we've had.

I talked about the need for American leadership, I talked about the importance of the United States to a more peaceful world, a world that has been quite turbulent in recent years, and needs a strong American anchor.