They [Iran] got no response from the UK or the US
I urged Bush to take action against the Iranian nuclear facilities and explained why I thought there was no alternative
He gave not the slightest indication of whether he agreed with me, but he listened very intently
This is not an attractive option, but after four-plus frustrating years watching European diplomacy fail time and time again and watching our options more and more constrained, I do not know what the alternative is
‘It’s only Manchester?’… Responding after [nuclear devices] are used is unacceptable.
You have the awesome responsibility to prevent another holocaust. You’re the only one with the guts to do it.
If you were the Iranian leader, what conclusion do you draw?
I’m against using nuclear weapons and I don’t think they are necessary
I laid out the worst-case scenario – bombing Iran – versus the worst-case consequences of allowing the Iranians to get the bomb.
The US once had the capability to engineer the clandestine overthrow of governments. I wish we could get it back