I told the prime minister that I would be ready to meet with Chairman Arafat in the period ahead at a site in the region to be determined,

I have never been bribed as a Prime Minister.

I discussed this with the president on Tuesday of this week and told him this was a likely course of action,

[Cheney told NBC on Sept. 14, 2003, that he didn't know who sent Wilson on a mission to Niger to explore claims that Iraq was seeking nuclear material.] He never submitted a report that I ever saw when he came back, ... I don't know Mr. Wilson. I probably shouldn't judge him. I have no idea who hired him.

Given the importance of the issues at hand, the president and Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chairman Arafat believe it is appropriate to stay and work on these important issues.

Yeah, well I'm not aspiring to be the Prime Minister.