We will be changing the regime of Iraq for the good of the iraqi people.

See, one of the interesting things in the Oval Office - I love to bring people into the Oval Office - right around the corner from here - and say, this is where I office, but I want you to know the office is always bigger than the person.

I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.

These aren't joyous times when we have war in Iraq. These are challenging times, and they're difficult times, and they're straining the psyche of our country. I understand that.

The United States does not torture.

It's going to be the year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue.

And after September the 11th, the United States Congress also granted me additional authority to use military force against al Qaeda. . . .