It's going to be some of the hardest, bare-knuckled politics that has taken place ever in the Arab world. They play hardball.

It will be different in different places. In some places, governments are strong, Iraqi units are good, the ethnic balance is benign, (and) they are already running things.

Actually, our current military presence in Saudi Arabia could be described as more than merely symbolic. But it certainly is not as extensive as it was in the past.

What Curtiss did for the world is so phenomenal, it so dwarfs small-town politics.

Is George Ryan perfect? No. He's grown up in the rough-and-tumble world of politics in Illinois, and he's not perfect.

FIFA has nothing to do with politics. Iran is a FIFA member, they have qualified for the World Cup and they will be there to play football for the good of Iranian youth and for the good of peace.