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As Iraqi Forces Gain Experience And The Political Process Advances, We Will Be Able To Decrease Our Troop Level In Iraq Without Losing Our Capability To Defeat The Terrorists. These Decisions About Troop Levels Will Be Driven By The Conditions On The Ground In Iraq And The Good Judgment Of Our Commanders, Not By Artificial Timetables Set By Politicians In Washington.

-George W. Bush

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As Iraqi Forces Gain Experience And The Political Process Advances, We Will Be Able To Decrease Our Troop Level In Iraq Without Losing Our Capability To Defeat The Terrorists. These Decisions About Troop Levels Will Be Driven By The Conditions On The Ground In Iraq And The Good Judgment Of Our Commanders, Not By Artificial Timetables Set By Politicians In Washington.

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I Think It's Important To Promote A Culture Of Life. I Think A Hospitable Society Is A Society Where Every Being Counts And Every Person Matters. I Believe The Ideal World Is One In Which Every Child Is Protected In Law And Welcomed To Life. I Understand There's Great Differences On This Issue Of Abortion. But I Believe Reasonable People Can Come Together And Put Good Law In Place That Will Help Reduce The Number Of Abortions.

Free People Will Set The Course Of History.

If You're Asking Me As The President, Would I Understand Reality, I Do.

There Ought To Be Limits To Freedom. We're Aware Of The Site, And This Guy Is Just A Garbage Man.

There Is A Huge Trust. I See It All The Time When People Come Up To Me And Say, 'i Don't Want You To Let Me Down Again.' - Boston, Mass., Oct. 3, 2000

The World Is More Peaceful And More Free Under My Leadership.

War Crimes Will Be Prosecuted. War Criminals Will Be Punished. And It Will Be No Defense To Say, 'i Was Just Following Orders.'

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.

I May Be The Only Person, The Only Presidential Candidate Who Never Carried The State In Which He Was Born.

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