Iran is obviously part of the problem. They sponsor Hezbollah. They encourage a radical brand of Islam.

In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed.

The administration took care of a source of instability in Iraq. Envision a world in which Saddam Hussein was rushing for a nuclear weapon to compete against Iran. My decision to remove Saddam Hussein was the correct decision in my judgment. We didn't find the weapons we thought we would find or the weapons everybody thought he had. But he was a significant source of instability.

When we make a pledge, we mean it. We keep our word, and what we begin, we will finish.

I faced a lot of criticism as president. I didn't like hearing people claim that I lied about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction or cut taxes to benefit the rich. But the suggestion that I was racist because of the response to Katrina represented an all-time low.

In terms of the economy, look, I inherited a recession, I am ending on a recession.

I'm excited for my little girls. When they left the nest, I was excited because they were winging their way into life.