If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road.

I think the thing that -- the prayer that I would like America is to ask for is to pray for God's protection for our land and our people, to pray against -- that there's a shield of protection, so that if the evil ones try to hit us again, that we've done everything we can, physically, and that there is a spiritual shield that protects the country.

The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.

One of the interesting initiatives we've taken in Washington, D.C., is we've got these vampire-busting devices. A vampire is a-a cell deal you can plug in the wall to charge your cell phone.

It is clear that the future of freedom and peace depend on the actions of America. This nation is freedom's home. We are freedom's defender. We welcome this charge of history, and we are keeping it. The war on terror continues. The enemies of freedom are not idle. And neither are we. This country will not rest, we will not tire, we will not stop until this danger to civilization is removed.

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

Of all states that understands local control of schools, Iowa is such a state.