The only time a dead certainty applies is in a dream world.

As I look at President Bush, I think he will ultimately be judged as a man of extremely high character.

The military infrastructure grew me. My faith in God is important, my belief in my country is important, my relationship to my family is important, the things that Mom and Dad tell you growing up are important.

I, for one, begin with intent. ... There is no question that Saddam Hussein had intent to do harm to the Western alliance and to the United States of America.

I'm not a fan almost anywhere of announcing to the enemy of what I'm going to do.

America decided we were going to stand by and let Americans die at the hands of terrorists a long time ago

We're in fact on plan. And where we stand today is not, in my view, only acceptable but truly remarkable.