I hear a lot of talk about civil war. I'm concerned about that, of course. And I've talked to a lot of people about it. And what I've found from my talks are that the Iraqis want a unified country and that the Iraqi leadership is determined to thwart the efforts of the extremists and the radicals.

I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.

My advice to seniors - and I consider myself one - is to first and foremost take care of your body. Secondly, find something where you could say, "I'm helping somebody else." And it may be just helping raise a grandkid. Or teaching a child to read - one child to read.

We're supposed to have guns. It says so in the Bible; and the second greatest book ever written, the Texas State Constitution.

One thing is clear: The Iraqi people are showing incredible courage. The United States of America must understand that it's in our interests that we help this democracy succeed.

And we will win the war, and there will be costs. But the military folks understand that, and so do I, and so does the Secretary of Defense.

This administration is doing everything we can to end the stalemate in an efficient way. We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to an end.