The plan was criticized by some retired military officers embedded in TV studios. But with every advance by our coalition forces, the wisdom of that plan becomes more apparent.

We urge all democratic nations and the United Nations to answer the Iraqi Governing Council's call for support for the people of Iraq in making the transition to democracy.

There comes a time when deceit and defiance must be seen for what they are. At that point, a gathering danger must be directly confronted. At that point, we must show that beyond our resolutions is actual resolve.

My own personal view is that people ought to have the right to enter into any kind of relationship they want to enter into. With respect to how that's affected or regulated by the State, those are State decisions. Different States are likely to make different decisions based upon their own wishes and desire of the people of the State, and that's perfectly acceptable.

You've got a job to do, and because you've got a job to do, you've got to focus on that, so you don't have time for personal considerations.

I can think of a lot of words to describe Senator Kerry's position on Iraq; "consistent" is not one of them.

His regime has had high-level contacts with al Qaeda going back a decade and has provided training to al Qaeda terrorists.