The strategic objective is to help Iraq government succeed.That's the strategic and not only to help the government the reformers in Iraq succeed, but to help the reformers across the region succeed to fight off the elements of extremism.

As individuals, we know that suffering is temporary, and hope is eternal.

The senator has got to understand if he's going to have - he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road.

Because European countries now resolve differences through negotiation and consensus, there's sometimes an assumption that the entire world functions in the same way. But let us never forget ... beyond Europe's borders, in a world where oppression and violence are very real, liberation is still a moral goal, and freedom and security still need defenders.

Some who call themselves realists question whether the spread of democracy in the Middle East should be any concern of ours. But the realists in this case have lost contact with a fundamental reality: America has always been less secure when freedom is in retreat; America is always more secure when freedom is on the march.

All of us here today understand this: We do not fight Islam, we fight against evil.

Being a father and trying to love my daughters with unconditional love - those were all good decisions.