defend the national security interests of the United States against the threat posed by Iraq, and restore international peace and security in the region.

[Much of Saddam's stolen revenues came from oil sales to Jordan, Turkey and Syria, which the U.S. government and the U.N. Security Council knew about.] Should members of Congress resign, ... because they turned a blind eye to illegal sales Saddam made with their full knowledge?

Without adopting and implementing a measured and credible plan, coalition forces could be needed for an indeterminate time. Without such a plan, Iraqis may never assume responsibility for taking back their country from the insurgents and taking the risks and making the compromises necessary to chart their own destiny.

I'm dissatisfied with the failure to look into their own failures, and I think both of them have to be seriously looked into,

This newly declassified information provides additional, dramatic evidence that the administrations prewar statements were deceptive, ... More than a year before Secretary Powell included that charge in his presentation to the United Nations, the DIA had said it believed the detainee's claims were bogus.

Alan Greenspan has said that accounting for stock options is the most important post-Enron reform, and I couldn't agree more.