One of my hardest parts of my job is to console the family members who have lost their life.

We're still being challenged in Iraq and the reason why is a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of freedom.

It should make people nervous when non-transparent regimes, that have announced that they've got nuclear warheads, fire missiles. This is not the way you conduct business in the world. This is not the way that peaceful nations conduct their affairs.

This is a nation that loves our freedom, loves our country.

I'm talking about living life to its fullest.

Terrorists like bin Laden are serious about mass murder - and all of us must take their declared intentions seriously. They seek to impose a heartless system of totalitarian control throughout the Middle East, and arm themselves with weapons of mass murder. . . . Their aim is to seize power in Iraq, and use it as a safe haven to launch attacks against America and the world.

The advance of freedom is the great story of our time