I submit that those who run the American military at the top, and those whose boots are on the ground and who run the machinery and equipment, are sending a signal: You asked us to do something. Give us some time and we will solve the problems and we will do it.

I have said democracy and freedom do not work too well if you are hungry, if you are starving.

Instead of begging OPEC to drop its oil prices, lets use American leadership and ingenuity to solve our own energy problems.

There are going to be questions about what major oil companies are doing with all of the resources they're accumulating. They can't escape that.

Small business in America is booming. The job creator in America, small business, is absolutely moving ahead.

As the Iraqi people better understand that Saddam Hussein and his regime are history, it is my hope that they will get behind the coalition effort to help them create a democratic government and rebuild their country.

Obviously, overall infrastructure needs on the Southwest and Northern borders are mounting. We need a major push in Congress to remedy this.