A unified Iraq is the only viable path to national reconstruction, regional stability and an honorable American exit.

Without your time-gate as an honorable exit, I would likely have taken my own life.

All he really wanted to do was make an honorable exit.

"We saw in their gesture the possibility of a reasonable and honorable exit that would not leave one country as the victor and the other as the defeated," he said.

His allies have pushed him to negotiate a graceful retirement for Racamier, and indeed there were peace talks aimed at allowing the Vuitton head an honorable exit.

We'd have an honorable exit, for we'd have shown the whole world we sincerely support the will of the people, even when it is embarrassing to us.

We understand that Hrawi's people have offered him several different honorable exits and that yesterday he indicated that he might be willing to deal.

"There are any number of honorable exits for him, but the first thing he has to do is get back to the bargaining table," Mr. Feinstein said.

Another involved official said the letter "opens the way for an honorable exit for the inspectors with their documents."

"They just asked Noriega to step down, to make an honorable exit," said a senior Latin American diplomat.