You cannot lead an alliance if you say you're going alone.

The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got.

The senator has got to understand if he's going to have - he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road.

America rejects bigotry. We reject every act of hatred against people of Arab background or Muslim faith America values and welcomes peaceful people of all faiths - Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and many others. Every faith is practiced and protected here, because we are one country. Every immigrant can be fully and equally American because we're one country. Race and color should not divide us, because America is one country.

We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbour them.

I believe it is in the national interest that government stand side-by-side with people of faith who work to change lives for the better. I understand in the past, some in government have said government cannot stand side-by-side with people of faith. Let me put it more bluntly, government can't spend money on religious programs simply because there's a rabbi on the board, cross on the wall, or a crescent on the door. I viewed this as not only bad social policy - because policy by-passed the great works of compassion and healing that take place - I viewed it as discrimination.

It's the Afghan national army that went into Najaf and did the work there.