The terrorists can kill the innocent, but they cannot stop the advance of freedom.

My pan plays down an unprecedented amount of our national debt.

And I, unfortunately, have been to too many disasters as president.

A failed Iraq in the heart of the Middle East will provide safe haven for terrorists and extremists. It will embolden those who are trying to thwart the ambitions of reformers.

[People] don't judge you on what would have happened in the absence of a decision.

What's the sense of sending $2 million missiles to hit a $10 tent that's empty?

I'm not surprised that people are unsettled because of war. The enemy has got a powerful tool, and that is to get on your TV screen by killing innocent people. And my job is to continue to remind the people it's worth it, we're not going to retreat hastily, and we're not going to pull out of there before the job is done. And we have got a plan for victory.