One of the things that was clearly a part of the president's decision was that all of his generals were telling him it was time to leave,

In the end, while I thoroughly understand and totally supported President Bush's decision not to pursue Saddam personally, I am now prepared to admit that it was probably a mistake.

I didn't hear anyone making the argument very strenuously, quite frankly.

Any Ambassador or Foreign Service Officer who has his or her head screwed on right knows that the U.S. position in the world is far more dependent on our ability to compete in world markets.

Now there is a cultural change under way in the Foreign Service.

What is more important is that Foreign Service Officers understand business, about the needs of U.S. business and how to help U.S. companies make the right connections abroad.