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

[Islam] inspires countless individuals to lead lives of honesty, integrity, and morality.

There are some similarities, of course (between Iraq and Vietnam). Death is terrible.

The once all-powerful ruler of Iraq was found in a hole, and now sits in a prison cell.

We will direct every resource at our command - every means of diplomacy, every tool of intelligence, every instrument of law enforcement, every financial influence, and every necessary weapon of war - to the destruction and to the defeat of the global terror network.

I expect you to work hard on our agenda.

How do you measure whether or not a strategy of economic growth that is articulated by a very smart, capable economist actually yields growth? You can't. But you can influence.