The purpose of the UN mechanism, this inspection mechanism, is not to engage in a cat and mouse game with Saddam Hussein and try to find weapons that the Iraqi government is working on concealing.

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I don't think that anybody should be ruling in or ruling out anything while we...

I don't think that anybody should be ruling in or ruling out anything while we...

I had done a lot of reading, relative for a kid, about World War Two,...

I had done a lot of reading, relative for a kid, about World War Two,...

We know that there are various activities important to the insurgents in Iraq that are...

We know that there are various activities important to the insurgents in Iraq that are...

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

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

If all goes well, the Iraqis are going to have a country that's going to...

If all goes well, the Iraqis are going to have a country that's going to...

There have been linkages between the Iraqi government and al-Qaeda going back more or less...

There have been linkages between the Iraqi government and al-Qaeda going back more or less...

They have involved co-operation between the Iraqi intelligence and al-Qaeda operatives on training and combined...

They have involved co-operation between the Iraqi intelligence and al-Qaeda operatives on training and combined...

I'm concerned about getting Iraq on its feet.

I'm concerned about getting Iraq on its feet.

The United States has some people in Europe with whom we disagree on this matter...

The United States has some people in Europe with whom we disagree on this matter...

It was known in the mid 90s already that Saddam Hussein was a dangerous tyrant...

It was known in the mid 90s already that Saddam Hussein was a dangerous tyrant...

We have a substantial number of countries that have pledged and provided all kinds of...

We have a substantial number of countries that have pledged and provided all kinds of...

Our concept is not that America should operate alone or by itself in world affairs...

Our concept is not that America should operate alone or by itself in world affairs...

The key to making the inspections work is the Iraqi government making the crucial decision...

The key to making the inspections work is the Iraqi government making the crucial decision...

We are a country that has many friends, many allies, when we operate in the...

We are a country that has many friends, many allies, when we operate in the...

There are a lot of things that need to be done to improve communications.

There are a lot of things that need to be done to improve communications.

Europe is a collection of free countries.

Europe is a collection of free countries.

Well we are hoping that the power of the community of free nations is such...

Well we are hoping that the power of the community of free nations is such...

No, the United States does not target civilians.

No, the United States does not target civilians.

What the UN inspectors can do is demonstrate to the world, help the Iraqi government...

What the UN inspectors can do is demonstrate to the world, help the Iraqi government...

I think the disarmament of Iraq is inevitable.

I think the disarmament of Iraq is inevitable.