Edited sentence: " -- asked why President Bush had said he wanted a Security Council vote on war with Iraq, and then Colin Powell said that was optional." -- in reponse to Bill Maher's comment that the September 11 terrorists were not cowards, and "We have been the cowards lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away."But assuming the press reports are right, it's a terrible thing to say, and it unfortunate."Okay, let me try to share or inform you about where things stand in the fluid situation with the diplomacy.And that's why -- there was an earlier question about has the President said anything to people in his own party -- they're reminders to all Americans that they need to watch what they say, watch what they do.And the President has said that he seeks a vote, and we seek a vote.I cannot predict for you every shape and turn of the road on the way to that end, but this end is coming into sight, and that's why you're seeing some levels of flexibility and discussion of options as it comes into sight.I discussed with you this morning the possibility of the vote coming to a conclusion tomorrow, or it could continue into next week.That's cowardly.The end is coming into sight, and there are numerous routes to reach that end through the diplomacy the President is pursuing.There are numerous options to achieve in the end the President seeks, which is a diplomatic solution.There are options, as the Secretary has said.This is not a time for remarks like that; there never is