“It's repositioning, ... It's keeping a sense of proportion in America's engagements. You're not going to let the United States get bogged down in a disproportionate engagement of its forces in Iraq. In both the context of the global war on terror, and its other global commitments, the U.S. has more fish to fry than Iraq. And no matter what it says, it can only have a limited effect on Iraqi political outcomes. Ultimately, Iraqis will have to do the deals.”
“[While I will admit to a personal bias in Beazley's favor -- he has been a friend for more than three decades -- the fact is that his comments seized the attention of all the Americans in the room. Here was someone willing to lay out an alternative strategy aimed at freeing the United States from an all-consuming mess in a way that could leave its influence intact.] You have to win, you know, ... You cannot lose the war on terror.”
“This is a shameless, shameful moment ... as the government bulldozes through the sale of Telstra legislation… And it's a sad moment for the Australian people who are overwhelmingly opposed to the sale… We witnessed both in this chamber and over in the other chamber an almost obscene dancing by our political opponents when this legislation passed through,”
