Those who made the decisions with imperfect knowledge will be judged in hindsight by those with considerably more information at their disposal and time for reflection.

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.

It's a difficult thing today to be informed about our government even without all the secrecy.

The only way the inspectors can find anything is if the Iraqi government cooperates and shows it to them, ... Inspectors can't find things. They can only inspect what they've been shown.