Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised.
The United States and Israel have enjoyed a friendship built on mutual respect and commitment to democratic principles. Our continuing search for peace in the Middle East begins with a recognition that the ties uniting our two countries can never be broken.
I feel that it’s important our professionals have the tools to keep the enemy, to stop their attacks.
We ought to make the pie higher.
It’s important to listen to the words of the enemy if you’re in war.
If the terriers and bariffs are torn down, this economy will grow.
I always jest to people, the Oval Office is the kind of place where people stand outside, they’re getting ready to come in and tell me what for, and they walk in and get overwhelmed in the atmosphere, and they say, man, you’re looking pretty.
I don’t think you should support the death penalty to seek revenge. I don’t think that’s right. I think the reason to support the death penalty is because it saves other people’s lives.
A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there’s no question about it.
When I take action, I’m not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It’s going to be decisive.
The terrorists are traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself. The enemy of America is not our many Muslim friends; it is not our many Arab friends. Our enemy is a radical network of terrorists, and every government that supports them.
In this global war against extremists who use murder as a weapon, Iraq is now the central front.
We need common-sense judges who understand our rights were derived from God.
I want the Iraqis to understand that we are with them and that they have to make tough decisions, and we’ll help them make those tough decisions for this country, for this democracy to survive. And they’ve made some tough decisions.
Our law enforcement must have every tool necessary to find and disrupt terrorists at home and abroad. That’s the task of the 21st century.
Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called ‘walking.’
You see, we’ll never be able to compete in the 21st century unless we have an education system that doesn’t quit on children, an education system that raises standards, an education that makes sure there’s excellence in every classroom.
All Americans must recognize that the face of terror is not the true faith – face of Islam. Islam is a faith that brings comfort to a billion people around the world. It’s a faith that has made brothers and sisters of every race. It’s a faith based upon love, not hate.
America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness and for the unalienable right for life. This right to life cannot be granted or denied by government because it does not come from government, it comes from the creator of life.
We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail.