I don't think our troops ought to be used for what's called nation building.

The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These terrorists don't represent peace. They represent evil and war.

Free market capitalism is far more than economic theory. It is the engine of social mobility-the highway to the American Dream.

I believe we owe it to our children and grandchildren to stay engaged and to help spread liberty and to help reformers.

We'll find them. It'll be a matter of time to do so.

A failed Iraq in the heart of the Middle East will provide safe haven for terrorists and extremists. It will embolden those who are trying to thwart the ambitions of reformers.

The United States and our allies are determined: we refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger.