Hindsight alone is not wisdom. And second-guessing is not a strategy.

I worry about protectionists, which is another way of saying less competition, less trade around the world. And I view those as twins of negativity.

I am a passionate person when it comes to freedom.

I said, going into Iraq, "We've got to take threats seriously before they full materialize." I saw a threat. I fully believe it was the right decision to remove Saddam Hussein, and I fully believe the world is better off without him.

What people can dream, people can do.

I am a war president.

I think most people, when they take a look at the candidates and the positions of the candidates, realize that protecting this country and keeping this economy going are the two most important issues. And you can't protect the country if you retreat from overseas, and you can't keep the economy growing if you raise taxes. And that's exactly what the Democrats in the House would like to do.