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Definition Of Victory Which Is Really An Important Thing For The American People To Understand Is That We Have An Ally In The War On Terror, That Democracy Is Able To Sustain Itself And Defend Itself, And The Iraqi People Feel That The Security Forces That We've Trained Up Are Capable Of Defending Themselves Against The Violent.

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George W. Bush

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Definition Of Victory Which Is Really An Important Thing For The American People To Understand Is That We Have An Ally In The War On Terror, That Democracy Is Able To Sustain Itself And Defend Itself, And The Iraqi People Feel That The Security Forces That We've Trained Up Are Capable Of Defending Themselves Against The Violent.

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Mass Destruction

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God Told Me To Strike At Al Qaeda And I Struck Them; Then He Instructed Me To Strike At Saddam, Which I Did.

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Tyrants And Dictators Will Accept No Other Gods Before Them. They Require Disobedience To The First Commandment. They Seek Absolute Control And Are Threatened By Faith In God. They Fear Only The Power They Cannot Possess - The Power Of Truth. So They Resent The Living Example Of The Devout, Especially The Devotion Of A Unique People Chosen By God.

There's Been Shock Waves Sent Throughout All Parts Of The Nation's Economic Fabric.

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Today The Justice Department Did Issue A Blanket Alert. It Was In Recognition Of A General Threat We Received. This Is Not The First Time The Justice Department Have Acted Like This. I Hope It Is The Last. But Given The Attitude Of The Evildoers, It May Not Be.

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Bill Clinton And I Are Friends; We See Each Other On The Speaking Circuit. He Likes To Be Visible. I Don't. And I Draw No Judgment Either Way.

All Of Us Here Today Understand This: We Do Not Fight Islam, We Fight Against Evil.

A Dictatorship Would Be A Heck Of A Lot Easier, There's No Question About It. Dealing With Congress Is A Matter Of Give And Take. The President Doesn't Get Everything He Wants, The Congress Doesn't Get Everything They Want. But We're Finding Good Common Ground.

We Will Not Waver, We Will Not Tire, We Will Not Falter, And We Will Not Fail. Peace And Freedom Will Prevail.

The Fundamental Question Facing Iraq Government Is Whether Or Not We Will Stand With Reformers Across The Region. It's Really The Task. And We're Going To Stand With This Government.

The United States Of America Will Never Be Intimidated By Thugs And Assassins. The Killers Will Fail, And The Iraqi People Will Live In Freedom.

This Is An Impressive Crowd: The Have's And Have-more's. Some People Call You The Elites. I Call You My Base.

We Must All Hear The Universal Call To Like Your Neighbor Just Like You Like To Be Liked Yourself.

No President Has Ever Done More For Human Rights Than I Have.

I Think I Was Unprepared For War.

My Job Is To Make Sure That, As President, People Understand That In This Country You Can Worship Any Way You Choose. And I'll Take That A Step Further. You Can Be A Patriot If You Don't Believe In The Almighty. You Can Honor Your Country And Be As Patriotic As Your Neighbor.

A Tax Cut Is Really One Of The Anecdotes To Coming Out Of An Economic Illness.

[t]he People Of Iraq Have Spoken To The World, And The World Is Hearing The Voice Of Freedom From The Center Of The Middle East.

It Is Clear That The Future Of Freedom And Peace Depend On The Actions Of America. This Nation Is Freedom's Home. We Are Freedom's Defender. We Welcome This Charge Of History, And We Are Keeping It. The War On Terror Continues. The Enemies Of Freedom Are Not Idle. And Neither Are We. This Country Will Not Rest, We Will Not Tire, We Will Not Stop Until This Danger To Civilization Is Removed.

We Increased Expenses, Particularly In Two Areas: The Military. If I Put Somebody In Harm's Way, They're Going To Get The Best, As Far As I'm Concerned.

[the Economic Crisis ] Gave People The Option To Put Money Into Private Accounts.

You Know, Nobody Likes To See Innocent People Die. Nobody Wants To Turn On Their Tv On A Daily Basis And See Havoc Wrought By Terrorists.

I Think If We Have A Policy Of Zero Violence, It Won't Be Met, But The Policy Of Getting The Iraqis In The Fight And Marginalizing Those Who Are Trying To Stir Up Trouble Will Be Effective.

Sometimes In This World You Make Unpopular Decisions Because You Think They're Right.

I Cut The Taxes On Everybody. I Didn't Cut Them. The Congress Cut Them. I Asked Them To Cut Them.

Together, We Will Reclaim America's Schools, Before Ignorance And Apathy Claim More Young Lives.

And I Strongly Support The Faith-based Initiative That We're Proposing, Because I Don't Believe It Violates The Line Between The Separation Of Church And State, And I Believe It's Going To Make America A Better Place.

I Regret The Fact That Saddam [hussein] Didn't Have Weapons Of Mass Destruction That We Thought. I Don't Regret Removing Him From Power.

Mass Destruction

Most People In America Understand That The Rich People Hire Good Accountants And Figure Out How Not To Necessarily Pay All The Taxes.

I Want Him [saddam Hussein]. I Want - I Want Justice. There Is An Old Poster Seen Out West. As I Recall, It Said, Wanted Dead Or Alive.

It's Important To Listen To The Words Of The Enemy If You're In War.

I Can Press When There Needs To Be Pressed; I Can Hold Hands When There Needs To Be - Hold Hands.

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