whatever disagreements there have been about the wisdom of our action in Iraq.

We make a judgment based on the advice of our security services what the appropriate action is to take

Whatever the dangers of the action we take, the dangers of inaction are far, far greater.

Enough of talking. It is time now to do.

We have to make sure he (Milosevic) is withdrawing from a position where he is able to commit these atrocities, these acts of barbarism in Kosovo, and he should know very clearly that if he doesn't then serious action will follow.

I totally understand the concerns that people have, the worries that they have about precipitate military action. But the United Nations has taken a very clear position on this... We are going down the U.N. route but the U.N. route has to be the way of dealing with it, not avoiding it.

We are never going to be able to go as fast as the situation demands because actually it demands urgent action in every situation now. We are never going to be able to do everything that everyone wants, ... Let's just concentrate on getting these commitments delivered.

I know there's a lot of disagreement in the country about the wisdom of my decision to order the action,

There can be no negotiation, no further deals, no more amendments to what they have agreed, ... In the meantime, our forces remain on alert to the possibility of military action at any time without further warning.