How can you possibly have an international agreement that's effective unless countries like China and India are not full participants?

Those who heralded the decision not to give law enforcement the tools necessary to protect the American people just simply don't see the world the way we do.

The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.

Our job is to help Iraq forces be better equipped, to help their police be able to deal with these extremists and to help their government succeed.

There's just something about this job as president every president faces, you know, that you think one thing going in and then the pressures of the job or the realities of the world, you know, are different than you thought.

Iraq is a very important part of securing the homeland, and its a very important part of helping change the Middle East into a part of the world that will not serve as a threat to the civilized world, to people like - or to the developed world, to people like - in the United States.

Our nation must come together to unite.