This is just one piece. Yes, it would have helped, but this is not as we know it the cause of the crash.

We're still in the process of trying to identify sounds in the cockpit because of the issue of the spoilers not deploying. We're trying to identify the reasons they did not. That will come from the cockpit voice recorder.

When he was talking about the approach segment, he said everything was normal. They knew where the thunderstorm activity was, but (the pilot) had the airport in sight and there was no perceived threat.

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.