Our aim is a democratic peace.

Perceptions change with time and you can't rush it, in my judgment.

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.

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

Now the Taliban will pay a price.

The American people have got a touchstone: Which party voted for the tools necessary to protect America and which party didn't? And that's what I'm trying to get people to focus on.

It's important to listen to the words of the enemy if you're in war.