Any sign that says we're going to leave Iraq before the job is done simply emboldens terrorists and creates a certain amount of doubt for people, so they won't take the risk necessary to help a civil society evolve in the country.

We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.

When your economy is kind of ooching along, it's important to let people have more of their own money.

It is written that adversity introduces us to ourselves.

I feel a sense of obligation to our troops and their families because of the decisions that I made. So I'm involved with veterans.

There's no question that the minute I got elected, the storm clouds on the horizon were getting nearly directly overhead.

There is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success and defeatism that refuses to acknowledge anything but failure. Hindsight alone is not wisdom, and second-guessing is not a strategy.