That's Washington. That's the place where you find people getting ready to jump out of the foxholes before the first shot is fired.
George W. BushSomething that is completely unwinnable. I mean, it becomes unwinnable if we decide to leave [Afghanistan].
George W. BushSome say that by fighting the terrorists abroad since September the 11th, we only stir up a hornets' nest. But the terrorists who struck that day were stirred up already. If America were not fighting terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere, what would these thousands of killers do - suddenly begin leading productive lives of service and charity? ... We are dealing here with killers who have made the death of Americans the calling of their lives.
George W. BushWe are a people united by our love for freedom, even when we differ in our personal beliefs. In America, we are free to profess any faith we choose, or no faith at all.
George W. BushNo president ever puts American lives at risk without a terrible sense of responsibility. And no American ever hears or reads of a soldierโs death without saying a silent prayer for the dead hero or thinking of the grief of the family and friends. Every young man or woman who dies represents a life with its own dreams and plans, extinguished so suddenly. But all said and done, it is our responsibility to see that (1) we never put our troops in situations where they are subject to unnecessary risk, and (2) we give them all our support at all times.
George W. Bush