This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day. Yet, we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world. Thank you. Good night, and God bless America.

The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily, yet we are prepared for the alternative.

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.

In this global war against extremists who use murder as a weapon, Iraq is now the central front.

My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions.

First of all, I don't see America having problems.

I've made it clear, Madam President, that the war against terrorism is not a war against Muslims, nor is it a war against Arabs. It's a war against evil people who conduct crimes against innocent people.