It's always sad when you see a fellow citizen who is alleged to have committed these crimes out in front of the world in this way, ... But I think I need to remain quiet because these are still allegations to be proved in court.

It's a tragic situation, ... The president is committed to doing everything he can to see that we can get into a process of discussion, which will bring the violence to an end, bring a cease-fire into place and then get into peace discussions.

We knew there would be days when our anxieties would well up and we would be afraid to take the next step, and we are approaching one such moment now, ... We'll have to take that next step.

When crimes are committed in one nation and it's possible to try those crimes there, that respects the principle of territoriality,

“When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you find that more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion.”

They find all kinds of excuses, a thousand excuses -- 'There are spies on this team. We don't want this. When are sanctions going to be relieved and removed?' The issue is Iraqi noncompliance, and we should not allow them to move us off that issue.