Running for president was a good decision.

The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror. We've removed an ally of al Qaeda.

The only way to protect our people, the only way to secure the peace, the only way to control our destiny is by our leadership -- so the United States of America will continue to lead

We have every reason to assume the worst.

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

[T]he people of Iraq have spoken to the world, and the world is hearing the voice of freedom from the center of the Middle East.

Some people are going to like the decisions I made, some people are not going to like the decisions that I made. That's just the way it is.