Peace, of course, is different from divorce; indeed, in essential respects, divorce is the opposite of peace.

Israel's having no alternative to peace implies Israel cannot survive without peace.

Though public pronouncements of Israeli officials emphasize peace and mutuality, unilateralism actually drives Israeli actions.

I'm concerned about getting Iraq on its feet.

We are a country that has many friends, many allies, when we operate in the world, we operate with friends and allies that's been true for decades and if we wind up going to war in Iraq it will be true in Iraq.

I think the essential message was that Saddam Hussein represented a serious threat to the United States and to our friends and allies in the region.