Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.
I think war is a dangerous place.
One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.
There’s an old saying in Tennessee – I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee – that says, fool me once, shame on – shame on you. Fool me – you can’t get fooled again.
I have opinions of my own – strong opinions – but I don’t always agree with them.
The future will be better tomorrow.
It’s amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency.” – George W. Bush, June 14, 2001, speaking to Swedish Prime Minister Goran Perrson, unaware that a live television camera was still rolling.
See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don’t attack each other. Free nations don’t develop weapons of mass destruction.” – George W. Bush, Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003.
At that point in my life, I was not looking for a career. I viewed my first decade after college as a time to explore. I didn’t want anchors to hold me down. If something caught my attention, I would try it. If not, I would move on.
You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.” – George W. Bush, interview with CBS News’ Katie Couric, Sept. 6, 2006.
I fully understand those who say you can’t win this thing militarily. That’s exactly what the United States military says, that you can’t win this military.
Barney spotted our neighbor’s lawn, where he promptly took care of his business. There I was, the former president of the United States, with a plastic bag on my hand, picking up that which I had been dodging for the past eight years.
When you know you have unconditional love, there is no point in rebellion and no need to fear failure.
The truth of the matter is, I will miss being the commander in chief of such a fabulous group of men and women – those who wear the uniform of the United States military.
I don’t know that atheists should be considered citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.
Embryonic stem-cell research requires the destruction of life to create a stem cell. That’s why I think we’ve got to be very careful in balancing the ethics and the science.
I respect every soldier, from every country, who serves beside us in the hard work of history. America is grateful, and America will not forget.
Removing Saddam Hussein was the right decision early in my presidency, it is the right decision now, and it will be the right decision ever.
Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.
Our enemies have made the mistake that America’s enemies always make. They saw liberty and thought they saw weakness. And now, they see defeat.