Yes, Israel's Our Ally. But,

After The '30s, We Said, "no More Munichs." And It Got Us In A Lot Of Problems. Then We Said, "no More Vietnams." Now If We Say, "no More Iraqs," The Next One Won't Be An Iraq. It Will Be Something Different. You Can't Learn Lessons.

America Wants To Work With Friends, With Allies, With People Of Good Will, To Make This A Better World.

Yes, Israel's Our Ally. But, Are The Palestinians Our Enemy? No, They Are Not.

I Think There's Nothing More Dangerous Than Mislearning Lessons Of History, And We Do It Perpetually.

But The Central Point Is That Any Campaign Against Iraq, Whatever The Strategy, Cost And Risks, Is Certain To Divert Us For Some Indefinite Period From Our War On Terrorism.