[Strong marriage] starts with being married to a remarkable person. And I am. I jokingly say that I stood up in front of a crowd once and said, "Laura's the greatest first lady ever," and then realized my mother was in the audience.

On 9-11, we discovered that we cannot escape from the world. To me personally, this was a life-changing experience, and I realized, as did all Americans, in a way that is impossible to describe, that we were not protected by the two oceans. It was necessary to eliminate threats before they showed up on our doorstep. I agree that we should not be getting caught up in far away wars. But I believe Iraq was central to our war on terrorism.

What people can't possibly imagine is what it's like to have two presidents who have a relationship as father and son.

Security is the essential roadblock to achieving the road map to peace.

And our security will require all Americans to be forward-looking and resolute, to be ready for pre-emptive action.

So it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.

I believe that democracy will prevail, so long as the United States stays with these young democracies to help them.