[Freee-dame]

Q Are there any qualities that you're specifically looking for? THE PRESIDENT: I'm not a part of the selection process. I will be a President representing a great nation in dealing with a great institution with which we have diplomatic relations.

I love President Bush. I am so glad that he leads our country....and represents us abroad.

[maica]

What part of this answer do the reporters refuse to grasp. ie, refuse to report to their readers and viewers:

But, nevertheless, there is a certain -- there's got to be a certain realism about how fast things can possibly happen, given where different nations have started from.

Now, I will continue to press forward on encouraging democracy and reform in every nation, because I believe that is the ultimate strategy to defeat the terrorists. In the short run, we'll continue to find them and work with nations to find them and share intelligence to find them, bring them to justice. In the long term, the spread of freedom and democracy -- democracies reflecting the nature of the people and the history of those countries will mean that generations will more likely grow up in peace.