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The Cia Laid Out Several Scenarios And Said Life Could Be Lousy, Life Could Be Ok, Life Could Be Better, And They Were Just Guessing As To What The Conditions Might Be Like.

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The Cia Laid Out Several Scenarios And Said Life Could Be Lousy, Life Could Be Ok, Life Could Be Better, And They Were Just Guessing As To What The Conditions Might Be Like.

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I Hear A Lot Of Talk About Civil War. I'm Concerned About That, Of Course. And I've Talked To A Lot Of People About It. And What I've Found From My Talks Are That The Iraqis Want A Unified Country And That The Iraqi Leadership Is Determined To Thwart The Efforts Of The Extremists And The Radicals.

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.

In The Long Run, The Right Answer To Unemployment Is To Create More Jobs.

Now, There Are Some Who Would Like To Rewrite History - Revisionist Historians Is What I Like To Call Them.

Rewriting History

I Think Once You Recognize The Unconditional Love Of An Almighty, It Tends To Put Joy In Your Heart. Which In My Case, It Did.

Unconditional Love

We're Taking Action Against Evil People. Because This Great Nation Of Many Religions Understands, Our War Is Not Against Islam, Or Against Faith Practiced By The Muslim People. Our War Is A War Against Evil. This Is Clearly A Case Of Good Versus Evil, And Make No Mistake About It - Good Will Prevail.

I Kind Of Like To Look At The Ranch On Google, Reminds Me Of Where I Want To Be Sometimes.

I Don't Want To Interfere With My Successor's Presidency.

My Faith Plays A Big Part In My Life. And When I Was Answering That Question What I Was Really Saying To The Person Was That I Pray A Lot. And I Do. And My Faith Is A Very, It's Very Personal. I Pray For Strength. I Pray For Wisdom. I Pray For Our Troops In Harm's Way. I Pray For My Family. I Pray For My Little Girls.

We'll Let Our Friends Be The Peacekeepers And The Great Country Called America Will Be The Pacemakers.

Really Proud Of It. A Great Campaign. And I'm Really Pleased With The Organization And The Thousands Of South Carolinians That Worked On My Behalf. And I'm Very Gracious And Humbled.

As Young Americans, You Have An Important Responsibility, Which Is To Become Good Citizens.

I Will Never Relent In Defending America - Whatever It Takes.

Whatever It Takes

Defending America

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.

If You Find A Neighbor In Need, You're Responsible For Serving That Neighbor In Need, You're Responsible For Loving A Neighbor Just Like You'd Like To Love Yourself.

The Democrats Believe They Need More Of Your Money To Spend Because They Can Spend It Better Than You Can. But You Know, Sometimes Philosophers Don't Act.

I Think That The Vice President Is A Person Reflecting A Half-glass-full Mentality.

[islam] Inspires Countless Individuals To Lead Lives Of Honesty, Integrity, And Morality.

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

But I Have No Desire For Fame And Power Anymore. I Crawled Out Of The Swamp And I'm Not Crawling Back In.

For Most Of The World, There's No Greater Symbol Of America Than The Statue Of Liberty. It Has Been An Inspiration To Generations Of Immigrants. One Of These Immigrants Was A Poet-writer Named Ameen Rihani. Gazing At Her Lamp Held High, He Wondered Whether Her Sister Might Be Erected In The Lands Of His Arab Forefathers. Here Is How He Put It: "when Will You Turn Your Face Toward The East, Oh Liberty?"

Combat Forces Of The United States, Great Britain, Australia, Poland, And Other Countries Enforced The Demands Of The United Nations, Ended The Rule Of Saddam Hussein - And The People Of Iraq Are Free.

[saddam Hussein] Is A Threat Because He Is Dealing With Al-qaeda. . . . A True Threat Facing Our Country Is That An Al-qaeda-type Network Trained And Armed By Saddam Could Attack America And Not Leave One Fingerprint.

I Can Change, But As We Speak Now, I Really Have Zero Desire To See My Name In The Press.

The Deliberate And Deadly Attacks Which Were Carried Out Yesterday Against Our Country Were More Than Acts Of Terror. They Were Acts Of War.

One Of The Biggest Sacrifices In Running For President, If There Is One, Is The Loss Of Anonymity.

One Of My Concerns Is That The Health Care Not Be As Good As It Can Possibly Be.

If You Take All The Food Aid, America Is By Far The Most Generous Country. If You Take The Direct Aid, We're Very Generous. But When You Add On Our Private Contributions - See, Our Tax System Encourages Private Citizens To Donate To Organisations That, For Example, Help The Folks In Africa. And When You Take The Combined Effort Of Us Taxpayers' Money Plus Us Citizens' Donations, We're Very Generous. And We'll Do More.

The Best Thing About My Family Is My Wife. She Is A Great First Lady. I Know That Sounds Not Very Objective, But That's How I Feel. And She's Also Patient. Putting Up With Me Requires A Lot Of Patience.

In Recent Weeks We Learned That Scientists Have Created Human Embryos In Test Tubes Solely To Experiment On Them. This Is Deeply Troubling, And A Warning Sign That Should Prompt All Of Us To Think Through These Issues Very Carefully.

May He Guide Us Now. And May God Continue To Bless The United States Of America.

I Think Whoever Is The President [he] Must Guard Your Liberties, Must Not Erode Your Rights In America.

The Islam That We Know Is A Faith Devoted To The Worship Of One God, As Revealed Through The Holy Qu'ran. It Teaches The Value And Importance Of Charity, Mercy, And Peace.

I Want To Remind You All That In Order To Fight And Win The War, It Requires An Expenditure Of Money That Is Commiserate With Keeping A Promise To Our Troops To Make Sure That They're Well Paid, Well Trained, Well Equipped.

It Was A Privilege To Be President And It Is A Privilege To Be A Former President And I Believe That I Have Got A Chance To Be A Part Of Something That Is Influential - But Not For My Sake, But For The Sake Of People Dying In Africa Or People Worried About A Free Society In Their Countries Or People Who Wonder Whether There Will Be A Free Market.

I Love My Brother, And I Respect His Service, I Haven't Been In Washington ... Ever. I'm Not Part Of Washington.

Democrats Didn't Agree With Policies. How Do I Know? Because They Voted Against Them When They Came Up On The Floor Of The House And The Senate.

Iraqis Are Sick Of Foreign People Coming In Their Country And Trying To Destabilize Their Country.

I Understand Small Business Growth. I Was One.

I've Coined New Words, Like, Misunderstanding And "hispanically".

Iraq Has Stockpiled Biological And Chemical Weapons, And Is Rebuilding The Facilities Used To Make More Of Those Weapons.

The Iraqi Regime . . . Possesses And Produces Chemical And Biological Weapons. It Is Seeking Nuclear Weapons. We Know That The Regime Has Produced Thousands Of Tons Of Chemical Agents, Including Mustard Gas, Sarin Nerve Gas, Vx Nerve Gas.

Mass Destruction

Humor Can Be A Great Way To Lift Spirits And Relate With Soon-to-be High School Grads. Whether You're In Need Of A Funny Senior Year Quote For A Card, Your Yearbook, Or A Gift, You Can Use This List Of Funny Graduation Quotes By Famous Leaders And Comedians To Get Inspired. To Those Of You Who Received Honors, Awards And Distinctions, I Say Well Done. And To The C Students, I Say You Too May One Day Be President Of The United States.

I Am Honored To Have Served. I'm Glad I Ran. It Is A Huge Honor To Be Able To Be A Two-term President. It Was Really A Great Experience. I'm Fortunate To Have Been Able To Serve. And I Think That's Enough.

We Must Show New Energy In Fighting Back An Old Evil. Nearly Two Centuries After The Abolition Of The Transatlantic Slave Trade, And More Than A Century After Slavery Was Officially Ended In Its Last Strongholds, The Trade In Human Beings For Any Purpose Must Not Be Allowed To Thrive In Our Time.

I Think The Fundamentals Of The Economy Are Finally In The Electronic Economy And They Are Strong Are We Have Reason For Great Optimism.

Issues Are Won Based Upon Whether Or Not You Can Keep This Economy Strong; Elections Are Won Based Upon Economic Issues And National Security Issues.

King Fahd Was A Man Of Wisdom And A Leader Who Commanded Respect Throughout The Entire World. He Was A Friend And Strong Ally Of The United States For Decades.

Take The Life Issue. This Issue Requires A President And An Administration Leading Our Nation To Understand The Importance Of Life. This Whole Faith-based Initiative Really Ties Into A Larger Cultural Issue That We're Working On. It Begins To Affect The Life Issue, As Well As The Human Dignity Issue, Because When You're Talking About Welcoming People Of Faith To Help People Who Are Disadvantaged And Are Unable To Defend Themselves, The Logical Step Is Also Those Babies.

Any Outlaw Regime That Has Ties To Terrorist Groups Or Seeks To Possess Weapons Of Mass Destruction Is A Grave Danger To The Civilised World And Will Be Confronted.

Mass Destruction

Terrorist Groups

You Know, I'm The President During This Period Of Time, But I Think When The History Of This Period Is Written, People Will Realize A Lot Of The Decisions That Were Made On Wall Street Took Place Over A Decade Or So, Before I Arrived In President, During I Arrived In President.

When I Say Drop Your Pants And Show Me The Moon, I'm Not Just Whistling Dixie!

The American People Have Got A Touchstone: Which Party Voted For The Tools Necessary To Protect America And Which Party Didn't? And That's What I'm Trying To Get People To Focus On.

When You Turn Your Heart And Your Life Over To Christ, When You Accept Christ As The Savior, It Changes Your Heart.

What Mattered To Me Was That I Didn't Compromise My Soul In Order To Try To Achieve A Kind Of Popularity. The Only Thing You Can Do Is Just Live Your Life.

Border Relations Between Canada And Mexico Have Never Been Better.

I Am A Person Who Looks Long-term, And I Recognize The Path We Need To Take. There Will Be Moments When People Are Unhappy And Disgruntled With Some Decision-making. Nonetheless, What Matters Most Is To Reach The Destination. And My Job As President Is To See Clearly Where I Want To Go And Be Steadfast In My Resolve To Realize That Vision

I Think The Platform Ought To Be Pro-life. It Is The Basis Of The Republican Party. People Have Got To Understand That Abortion Is Not A Contraceptive.

There's Nothing More Deep Than Recognizing Israel's Right To Exist. That's The Most Deep Thought Of All. ... I Can't Think Of Anything More Deep Than That Right.

The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights... Stands As A Landmark Achievement In The History Of Human Liberty.

Health Care Costs Are On The Rise Because The Consumers Are Not Involved In The Decision-making Process. Most Health Care Costs Are Covered By Third Parties. And Therefore, The Actual User Of Health Care Is Not The Purchaser Of Health Care. And There's No Market Forces Involved With Health Care.

All Across America, We Gather This Week With The People We Love To Give Thanks To God For The Blessings In Our Lives.

Leadership To Me Means Duty, Honor, Country. It Means Character, And It Means Listening From Time To Time.

I Have Zero Desire To Be In The Limelight.

We Have Every Reason To Assume The Worst.

I Have Assured His Majesty That Our War Is Against Evil, Not Against Islam. There Are Thousands Of Muslims Who Proudly Call Themselves Americans, And They Know What I Know - That The Muslim Faith Is Based Upon Peace And Love And Compassion. The Exact Opposite Of The Teachings Of The Al Qaeda Organization, Which Is Based Upon Evil And Hate And Destruction.

I'm Not Surprised If We Begin To Uncover The Weapons Program Of Saddam Hussein - Because He Had A Weapons Program.

Mass Destruction

Every Action Being Taken Against Terrorists Requires Court Order, Requires Scrutiny.

Our Nation Was Horrified, But It's Not Going To Be Terrorized.

Will You Be A Spectator Or A Citizen? To Make A Difference In This World, You Must Be Involved.

Making A Difference

I Understand How Democracy Works. Quite A Little Bit Of Criticism In It, Which Is Fine. That's Fine. That's Part Of The Process. But I Have Every Right, As Do My Administration, To Make It Clear What The Consequences Would Be Of Policy. And If We Think Somebody Is Strong Or Doesn't See The World The Way It Is, We'll Continue To Point That Out To People.

That's Really The Fundamental Question We Face Here In The Beginning Of This 21st Century Is Whether Or Not We Believe As A Nation And Others Believe It Is Possible To Defeat This Ideology.

Democrats In Washington Predicted That Tax Cuts Would Not Create Jobs, Would Not Increase Wages, And Would Cause The Federal Deficit To Explode. Well, The Facts Are In. The Tax Cuts Have Led To A Strong Economy. Real Wages Were On The Rise, And Deficit Has Been Cut In Half Three Years Ahead Of Schedule.

Ours Is A War Not Against A Religion, Not Against The Muslim Faith. But Ours Is A War Against Individuals Who Absolutely Hate What America Stands For, And Hate The Freedom Of The Czech Republic. And Therefore, We Must Work Together To Defend Ourselves. And By Remaining Strong And United And Tough, We'll Prevail.

We're Now Interested In Finding Those Who May Attack America And Arrest Them Before They Do. We've Had Over Nearly A Thousand People Have Been Detained In America And Questioned About Their Motives And Their Intentions.

Some Have Said We Must Not Act Until The Threat Is Imminent. Since When Have Terrorists And Tyrants Announced Their Intentions, Politely Putting Us On Notice Before They Strike?

The Business Pages Of American Newspapers Should Not Read Like A Scandal Sheet.

It's Your Money. You Paid For It.

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.

So I Don't Worry About, And People Shouldn't Worry About A Draft I Think We're In Good Shape, I Really Do. And, If Not, We'll - I'll Address The Nation. But I Don't See Any Need To Right Now.

I Think By Not Participating In The Current Political Debate, Hopefully I'm Sending A Signal That Will Help Set A Tone.

I Can Only Give My Life In A Way That Makes Me Comfortable.

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

Free Societies Are Hopeful Societies. And Free Societies Will Be Allies Against These Hateful Few Who Have No Conscience, Who Kill At The Whim Of A Hat.

They Misunderestimated Me.

I Don't Want Some Mom Whose Son May Have Recently Died To See The Commander In Chief Playing Golf.

If You're A Christian, Jew Or Muslim, You're Equally An American. That's The Great Thing About America, Is The Right To Worship The Way You See Fit.

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

Only A Liberal Senator From Massachusetts Would Say That A 49 Percent Increase In Funding For Education Was Not Enough.

Education Funding

I Don't Have To Accept Their Tenants. I Was Trying To Convince Those College Students To Accept My Tenants. And I Reject Any Labeling Me Because I Happened To Go To The University.

I Believe That A Prosperous, Democratic Pakistan Will Be A Steadfast Partner For America, A Peaceful Neighbor For India, And A Force For Freedom And Moderation In The Arab World.

I Think That Not Criticizing My Successor Is A Statement Unto Itself, In Terms Of Trying To Create An Environment Where People Are Able To Have A Meaningful Discussion Or Debate Without Trash Talk.

I'm A Content Person And I'm Content Knowing That I Gave It My All When I Was President.

In The Long Term, To Defeat This Ideology [terrorism] - And They [terrorists] Are Bound By An Ideology - You Defeat It With A More Hopeful Ideology Called Freedom.

I Believe That We're In An Ideological Struggle; I Believe The Only Way To Marginalize Those Who Murder The Innocent, To Achieve Our Ideological Objectives, Is To Spread Democracy And Freedom.

I Told All Four [congressional Leaders] That There Are Going To Be Some Times Where We Don't Agree With Each Other, But That's Ok. If This Were A Dictatorship, It Would Be A Heck Of A Lot Easier, Just So Long As I'm The Dictator.

Fathers Have A Unique And Irreplaceable Role In The Lives Of Children.

One Of The Things That I Will Have Ended My Public Service Time With Is A Group Of Friends, A Lot Of Friends. And I Want To Stay In Touch With Them And There's No Better Way To Communicate With Them Than Through Email.

Lots Of Friends

I Believe In The Transformational Power Of Liberty. I Believe That The Free Iraq Is In This Nation's Interests. I Believe A Free Afghanistan Is In This Nation's Interest.

Tribal Sovereignty Means That. It's Sovereign. You're A... You're A... You've Been Given Sovereignty And You're Viewed As A Sovereign Entity.

American Indian

To The Captives, 'come Out,' -- And To Those In Darkness, 'be Free.'

Let Us Never Tolerate Outrageous Conspiracy Theories.

One Of The Very Difficult Parts Of The Decision I Made On The Financial Crisis Was To Use Hardworking People's Money To Help Prevent There To Be A Crisis.

I Developed A Reputation As A "hothead" Because I Got In The Face Of A Lot Of Reporters And They Thought I Was Just A Hotheaded Person. What They Didn't Understand Was That I Was Motivated By Love.

The United States Is A Christian Nation Founded Upon Christian Principles And Beliefs.

We're Concerned About Aids Inside Our White House, Make No Mistake About It.

I Want To Make It Clear To People That The Idea Of Putting Subliminable Messages Into Ads Is Ridiculous.

I Hope We Get To The Bottom Of The Answer. It's What I'm Interested To Know.

Americans Are Rising To The Tasks Of History, And They Expect The Same Of Us.

Because European Countries Now Resolve Differences Through Negotiation And Consensus, There's Sometimes An Assumption That The Entire World Functions In The Same Way. But Let Us Never Forget ... Beyond Europe's Borders, In A World Where Oppression And Violence Are Very Real, Liberation Is Still A Moral Goal, And Freedom And Security Still Need Defenders.

No Matter How Tough Iraq Became, Removing Saddam Hussein Was The Right Thing To Do For The Sake Of Peace And For The 25 Million People We Liberated.

Im A Strong Proponent Of The Restoration Of The Wetlands, For A Lot Of Reasons. Theres A Practical Reason, Though, When It Comes To Hurricanes: The Stronger The Wetlands, The More Likely The Damage Of The Hurricane.

Terrorists And Their Allies Believe The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights And The American Bill Of Rights And Every Charter Of Liberty Ever Written Are Lies To Be Burned And Destroyed And Forgotten.

I Do Not Believe The Promises Of The Declaration Of Independence Are Just For The Strong, The Independent, The Healthy. They Are For Everyone-including Unborn Children. We Are A Society With Enough Compassion And Wealth And Love To Care For Both Mothers And Their Children, To Seek The Promise And Potential In Every Life.

We Have Learned That Terrorist Attacks Are Not Caused By The Use Of Strength; They Are Invited By The Perception Of Weakness. And The Surest Way To Avoid Attacks On Our Own People Is To Engage The Enemy Where He Lives And Plans. We Are Fighting That Enemy In Iraq And Afghanistan Today So That We Do Not Meet Him Again On Our Own Streets, In Our Own Cities.

The United States And Our Allies Are Determined: We Refuse To Live In The Shadow Of This Ultimate Danger.

The Contrast Couldn't Be Clearer Between The Intentions And The Hearts Of Those Of Us Who Care Deeply About Human Rights And Human Liberty And Those Who Kill. [on The Terrorist Bombings In London, July 7, 2005

There Are Some Similarities, Of Course (between Iraq And Vietnam). Death Is Terrible.

The United States And Rich Countries Cannot Change Africa From Within. It Has To Impose Reform On Africa; It Has To Come From Within.

I Would Have My Secretary Of Treasury Be In Touch With The Financial Centers, Not Only Here But At Home.

Tommy (thompson) Is A Good Listener, And He's A Pretty Good Actor, Too.

It's Amazing I Won. I Was Running Against Peace, Prosperity, And Incumbency.

Pushing Legislation That Would Undercut Our Troops Just As We're Beginning To Make Progress In Baghdad.

I Think It Was In The Rose Garden Where I Issued This Brilliant Statement: If I Had A Magic Wand -- But The President Doesn't Have A Magic Wand. You Just Can't Say, 'low Gas.'

Neither In French Nor In English Nor In Mexican.

We Are A People United By Our Love For Freedom, Even When We Differ In Our Personal Beliefs. In America, We Are Free To Profess Any Faith We Choose, Or No Faith At All.

We Will Build Our Defenses Beyond Challenge, Lest Weakness Invite Challenge. We Will Confront Weapons Of Mass Destruction, So That A New Century Is Spared New Horrors.

Mass Destruction

I'm Comfortable That I Made The Best Decisions I Possibly Could.

I've Got A Reason For Running. I Talk About A Larger Goal, Which Is To Call Upon The Best Of America. It's Part Of The Renewal. It's Reform And Renewal. Part Of The Renewal Is A Set Of High Standards And To Remind People That The Greatness Of America Really Does Depend On Neighbors Helping Neighbors And Children Finding Mentors. I Worry. I'm Very Worried About, You Know, The Kid Who Just Wonders Whether America Is Meant For Him. I Really Worry About That.

I Reads Every Chance I Can Gets.

Adoption Was Such A Positive Alternative To Abortion, A Way To Save One Life And Brighten Two More: Those Of The Adoptive Parents.

I Call Upon All Nations To Do Everything They Can To Stop These Terrorist Killers. Thank You. Now Watch This Drive.

Kosovians Can Move Back In.

I Believe The Role Of Government Is To Stand Side By Side With Our Citizens To Help Them Realize Their Dreams, Not Tell Citizens How To Live Their Lives.

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

I Have Made A Lot Of Tactical Decisions That Historians Will Look Back And Say: He Shouldn't Have Done That. He Shouldn't Have Made That Decision. And I'll Take Responsibility For Them. I'm Human.

I Would Like To Remembered As President As Somebody Who Did Not Compromise Principles In Order To Try To Be Loved Or Liked.

For Me, I Learned From My Father That When It's Over, It's Over.

I'm Not That Worried About [my Parents] Right Now Because They Are Happy People. I'm Pleased That In Their Later Years, In Spite Of Physical Ailments, They're Upbeat.

For Every Fatal Shooting, There Are About 3 Non-fatal Shootings. Folks, This Is Unacceptable In America.

That Road To V-e Day Was Hard And Long, And Traveled By Weary And Valiant Men. And History Will Always Record Where That Road Began. It Began Here, With The First Footprints On The Beaches Of Normandy.

If You Haven't Doubted, You Probably Haven't Thought Very Hard About What You Believe.

Thats Why We Are Inconveniencing Air Traffickers, To Make Sure Nobody Is Carrying Weapons On Airplanes.

We Cannot Let Terrorists Hold This Nation Hostile Or Hold Our Allies Hostile.

Well, I'm Reading About The Battle Of New Orleans Right Now. I've Got An Eclectic Reading List.

Well, My Message Is, Is That If You Harbor A Terrorist, You're A Terrorist. If You Feed A Terrorist, You're A Terrorist. If You Develop Weapons Of Mass Destruction That You Want To Terrorize The World, You'll Be Held Accountable. . . . If Anybody Harbors A Terrorist, They're A Terrorist. If They Fund A Terrorist, They're A Terrorist. If They House Terrorists, They're Terrorists. I Mean, I Can't Make It Any More Clearly To Other Nations Around The World. If They Develop Weapons Of Mass Destruction That Will Be Used To Terrorize Nations, They Will Be Held Accountable.

Mass Destruction

One Thing Is Clear: The Iraqi People Are Showing Incredible Courage. The United States Of America Must Understand That It's In Our Interests That We Help This Democracy Succeed.

We Can't Allow The World's Worst Leaders To Blackmail, Threaten, Hold Freedom-loving Nations Hostage With The World's Worst Weapons.

Ultimately, Success Is Going To Be Up To The Reformers, Just Like In Iraq. It's Going To Require Iraqis, The Will Of Iraqis To Succeed. I Understand That. And That's Why Our Strategy Is To Give Them The Tools Necessary To Defend Themselves And Help Them Defend Themselves; In This Case Right Now Mainly In Baghdad, But As Well Around The Country.

Other Republican Candidates May Retort To Personal Attacks And Negative Ads.

There's No Question That The Minute I Got Elected, The Storm Clouds On The Horizon Were Getting Nearly Directly Overhead.

Over Time It's Going To Be Important For Nations To Know They Will Be Held Accountable For Inactivity. You're Either With Us Or Against Us In The Fight Against Terror.

The Question Is Who Ought To Make That Decision, The Congress Or The Commanders? And As You Know, My Position Is Clear. I'm A Commander Guy.

There Are A Lot Of Tactical Decisions That, If I Could Have Done Them Over, I Would Have.

I'm A War President. I Make Decisions Here In The Oval Office In Foreign Policy Matters With War On My Mind.

I Think, To A Certain Extent The Economy And These Decisions I Made To Protect The Country Matter A Lot.

When You See A Threat, You Just Can't Hope For The Best In This Day And Age, Where Terrorists Are Capable Of Inflicting Damage On The Homeland.

Hoping For The Best

Trying To Stop Suiciders -- Which We're Doing A Pretty Good Job Of On Occasion -- Is Difficult To Do. And What The Iraqis Are Going To Have To Eventually Do Is Convince Those Who Are Conducting Suiciders Who Are Not Inspired By Al Qaeda, For Example, To Realize There's A Peaceful Tomorrow.

Everywhere That Freedom Stirs, Let Tyrants Fear.

[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.

The Decisions We Make In Washington Have A Direct Impact On The People In Our Country, Obviously.

Decisions We Make

We Have Also Discovered Through Intelligence That Iraq Has A Growing Fleet Of Manned And Unmanned Aerial Vehicles That Could Be Used To Disperse Chemical Or Biological Weapons Across Broad Areas.

In The Long Run, Stability Cannot Be Purchased At The Expense Of Liberty.

Our Two Nations Have A Lot In Common, When You Think About It. We Were Both Founded By Immigrants Escaping Religious Persecution In Other Lands. We Both Have Built Vibrant Democracies. Both Our Countries Are Founded On Certain Basic Beliefs, That There Is An Almighty God Who Watches Over The Affairs Of Men And Values Every Life. These Ties Have Made Us Natural Allies, And These Ties Will Never Be Broken.

The Great Thing About America Is, You Don't Have To Listen Unless You Want To.

It Really Gets Me When The Critics Say I Haven't Done Enough For The Economy. I Mean, Look What I've Done For The Book Publishing Industry. You've Heard Some Of The Titles. 'big Lies,' 'the Lies Of George W. Bush,' 'the Lies And The Lying Liars Who Tell Them.' I'd Like To Tell You I've Read Each Of These Books, But That'd Be A Lie.

We Believe That By Removing A Crippling Debt Burden We'll Help Millions Of Africans Improve Their Lives And Grow Their Economies.

By Promoting Liberty Abroad, We Will Build A Safer World. By Encouraging Liberty At Home, We Will Build A More Hopeful America.

And The Cornerstone Of My Economic Policies, When I First Got Elected, Was Cutting Taxes On Everybody On Who Paid Taxes.

I Promise You I Will Listen To What Has Been Said Here, Even Though I Wasn't Here.

For Too Long, Many Nations, Including My Own, Tolerated, Even Excused, Oppression In The Middle East In The Name Of Stability. Oppression Became Common, But Stability Never Arrived. We Must Take A Different Approach. We Must Help The Reformers Of The Middle East As They Work For Freedom, And Strive To Build A Community Of Peaceful, Democratic Nations.

I Am Here To Make An Announcement That This Thursday, Ticket Counters And Airplanes Will Fly Out Of Ronald Reagan Airport.

We Do Not Know How Much Our Climate Could Or Will Change In The Future. We Do Not Know How Fast Change Will Occur Or Even How Some Of Our Actions Could Impact It.

In My Sentences I Go Where No Man Has Gone Before.

Then I Went For A Run With The Other Dog And Just Walked. And I Started Thinking About A Lot Of Things. I Was Able To - I Can't Remember What It Was. Oh, The Inaugural Speech, Started Thinking Through That.

I'd Also Remind People, If I Were Running For Presidency, That A Long-term Problem Facing The Budget Is Social Security And Medicare.

There's Adam Clymer, Major League Asshole From The New York Times.

We Have One Country, One Constitution And One Future That Binds Us.

You Know, If You Find A Person That You've Never Seen Before Getting In A Crop-duster That Doesn't Belong To You, Report It.

I've Been In The Bible Every Day Since I've Been The President.

I Don't Bring God Into My Life To - To, You Know, Kind Of Be A Political Person.

There's Not Going To Be Enough People In The System To Take Advantage Of People Like Me.

There's Only One Person Who Hugs The Mothers And The Widows, The Wives And The Kids Upon The Death Of Their Loved One. Others Hug But Having Committed The Troops, I've Got An Additional Responsibility To Hug And That's Me And I Know What It's Like.

I Believe We're Making Really Good Progress In Iraq.

The United States Of America Stands For: The Ability For People To Worship Freely, The Ability For People To Vote And To Express Their Opinion Freely Is Something We Hold Dear.

You Teach A Child To Read, And He Or Her Will Be Able To Pass A Literacy Test.

Thirdly, The Explorationists Are Willing To Only Move Equipment During The Winter, Which Means They'll Be On Ice Roads, And Remove The Equipment As The Ice Begins To Melt, So That The Fragile Tundra Is Protected.

Thanksgiving Is A Time For Families And Friends To Gather Together And Express Gratitude For All That We Have Been Given, The Freedoms We Enjoy, And The Loved Ones Who Enrich Our Lives. We Recognize That All Of These Blessings, And Life Itself, Come Not From The Hand Of Man But From Almighty God.

I Understand Religion Is A Walk, It's A Journey. And I Fully Recognize That I'm A Sinner, Just Like You.

The Presidency Is A Serious Job That Requires Sound Judgment And Good Ideas, And There's No Doubt In My Mind That Jeb Bush Has The Experience And The Character To Be A Great President.

I Think That If You Don't Think We're In A War That You Can't Win The War.

Afghanistan Is The Most Daring And Ambition Mission In The History Of Nato.

My Point Is That She's [laura Bush] Busy And I'm Busy, Which Makes Our Marriage Not Only Interesting But Exciting.

I Think Soft Power Definitely Can Work. But, You Know, It Depends On Who You're Dealing With. Some People Are So Intent Upon Power And Keeping Power That It's Very Difficult To Conduct Soft Power.

There Is A Difference Between Responsible Criticism That Aims For Success And Defeatism That Refuses To Acknowledge Anything But Failure. Hindsight Alone Is Not Wisdom, And Second-guessing Is Not A Strategy.

Out Of 135 Criminals, Including Robbers And Rapists, 118 Admitted That When They Were Children They Burned, Hanged And Stabbed Domestic Animals.

It's Kind Of The Washington, D.c., Chattering Class. They Kind Of Talk Amongst Themselves.

And Uh, So, I'm Running For A Reason. I'm Answering This Question Here And The Answer Is, You Cannot Lead America To A Positive Tomorrow With Revenge On One's Mind. Revenge Is So Incredibly Negative. And So To Answer Your Question, I'm Going To Win Because People Sense My Heart, Know My Sense Of Optimism And Know Where I Want To Lead The Country. And I Tease People By Saying, "a Leader, You Can't Say, Follow Me The World Is Going To Be Worse." I'm An Optimistic Person. I'm An Inherently Content Person.

The Rich Hire Lawyers And Accountants For A Reason - To Pass The Tax Bill On To You.

There's A Lot That I Want To Accomplish.

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