Removing Saddam Hussein was the right decision early in my presidency, it is the right decision now, and it will be the right decision ever.

The students at Yale came from all different backgrounds and all parts of the country. Within months, I knew many of them.

Islam is a faith that brings comfort to people. It inspires them to lead lives based on honesty, and justice, and compassion.

Our two nations have a lot in common, when you think about it. We were both founded by immigrants escaping religious persecution in other lands. We both have built vibrant democracies. Both our countries are founded on certain basic beliefs, that there is an Almighty God who watches over the affairs of men and values every life. These ties have made us natural allies, and these ties will never be broken.

What you do is as important as anything government does. I ask you to seek a common good beyond your comfort; to defend needed reforms against easy attacks; to serve your nation, beginning with your neighbor. I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens, building communities of service and a nation of character.

We're coming with a mighty force to end the reign of your oppressors. We are coming to bring you food and medicine and a better life. And we are coming and we will not stop, we will not relent until your country is free.

Iraq and Afghanistan are now democracies and they are allies in the cause of freedom and peace.