"It is evident that it's going to take a while to achieve our objective, but we're on course, we're determined and we're making good progress," he said. (Quelle: Der Spiegel ONLINE)
By 7:12 p.m., three minutes before what General Franks said was the deadline for making a decision, Mr. Bush determined it was worth the risk. (Quelle: Der Spiegel ONLINE)
Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney were determined to lead America out of its post-Vietnam, post-Mogadishu queasiness with force and casualties, to change the culture to accept war as a more natural part of a superpower's role in the world. (Quelle: Der Spiegel ONLINE)