There is a degree of urgency among both parties not to see Iraq slide into civil war.

There is despondency [among investors] and that will filter down to everybody. It will take a bit of time and so long as oil remains above $60 a barrel, of course, it may take a hell of a lot longer.

He is riding the nuclear wave with great skill to bolster his popularity at home.

The Iraq war was not necessary.

One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.

All this talk about a war with Iraq is adding a tremendous amount of volatility in all the markets. We see it in bonds, gold, oil. The uncertainty of what's going to happen is weighing on the markets.