Talking out of both sides of his mouth

The use of troops to defend America must never be subject to a veto from countries like France.

• George W. Bush

On Iran, I hope we can do the same thing, continue to work with the world to convince the Iranian mullahs to abandon their nuclear ambitions. We worked very closely with the foreign ministers of France, Germany and Great Britain, who have been the folks delivering the message to the mullahs that if you expect to be part of the world of nations, get rid of your nuclear programs.

• George W. Bush