We're still being challenged in Iraq and the reason why is a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of freedom.

Every action being taken against terrorists requires court order, requires scrutiny.

I have made a lot of tactical decisions that historians will look back and say: He shouldn't have done that. He shouldn't have made that decision. And I'll take responsibility for them. I'm human.

We're not going to spend taxpayers' money on abortion. This is an issue that divides America. But certainly reasonable people can agree on how to reduce abortions in America.

I understand I'm running against a person who is so anxious to become president, he will do whatever it takes.

It's important to take risks.

I wish I wasn't the war president. Who in the heck wants to be a war president? I don't.