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We Are Not Deceived By Their Pretenses To Piety. We Have Seen Their Kind Before. They Are The Heirs Of All The Murderous Ideologies Of The 20th Century. By Sacrificing Human Life To Serve Their Radical Visions - By Abandoning Every Value Except The Will To Power - They Follow In The Path Of Fascism, And Nazism, And Totalitarianism. And They Will Follow That Path All The Way, To Where It Ends: In History's Unmarked Grave Of Discarded Lies.

-George W. Bush

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We Are Not Deceived

George W. Bush

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We Are Not Deceived By Their Pretenses To Piety. We Have Seen Their Kind Before. They Are The Heirs Of All The Murderous Ideologies Of The 20th Century. By Sacrificing Human Life To Serve Their Radical Visions - By Abandoning Every Value Except The Will To Power - They Follow In The Path Of Fascism, And Nazism, And Totalitarianism. And They Will Follow That Path All The Way, To Where It Ends: In History's Unmarked Grave Of Discarded Lies.

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Mass Destruction

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[t]he Course Of This Nation Does Not Depend On The Decisions Of Others. Whatever Action Is Required, Whenever Action Is Necessary, I Will Defend The Freedom And Security Of The American People.

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Amigo! Amigo!" (calling Out To The Itallian Prime Minister....)

In Addition To Declaring And Destroying All Of Its Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Iraq Must End Its Support For Terrorism. It Must Cease The Persecution Of Its Civilian Population. It Must Stop All Illicit Trade Outside The Oil-for-food Program. And It Must Release Or Account For All Gulf War Personnel, Including An American Pilot, Whose Fate Is Still Unknown. By Taking These Steps, And Only By Taking These Steps, The Iraqi Regime Has An Opportunity To Avoid Conflict. These Steps Would Also Change The Nature Of The Iraqi Regime Itself. America Hopes The Regime Will Make That Choice.

People Love America. Sometimes They Don't Like The Decisions Made By America, But I Don't Think You Want A President Who Tries To Become Popular And Does The Wrong Thing.

There Were Tactical Decisions That I Wish I Could Have Done Differently: Mission Accomplished, Not Revealing My Drunken Driving Charge Prior To My Run For The Presidency, Flying Over New Orleans On Katrina And The Pictures Being Released And People Saying, "he's Aloof And Doesn't Really Care."

Sometimes I'm Frustrated. Rarely Surprised. Sometimes I'm Happy, You Know. But War Is Not A Time Of Joy.

I Want Our Enemies To Understand That Don't Think That Their Violent Acts Are Going To Cause This President To Leave Before The Job Is Done. And I Want Our Troops To Understand We Respect Them And That The Sacrifices They Make Are Noble And Necessary For Peace.

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.

Well From A Personal Perspective, Quitting Drinking Is A Decision I Felt Good About.

For All Who Love Freedom And Peace, The World Without Saddam Hussein's Regime Is A Better And Safer Place.

We're Fighting People That Hates Our Values, They Can't Stand What America Stands For.

The Great Contest For The Presidency Is About The Future, Who Can Lead, Who Can Get Things Done.

If He's - The Inference Is That Somehow He Thinks Slavery Is A - Is A Noble Institution I Would - I Would Strongly Reject That Assumption - That John Ashcroft Is A Openminded, Inclusive Person.

A Dictatorship Would Be A Heck Of A Lot Easier, There's No Question About It.

Well, You Know, I Think The American People Are Sacrificing Now. I Think They're Waiting In Airport Lines Longer Than They've Ever Had Before.

I Know We Need More Nuclear Power In Order - Nuclear Power, After All, Is Not Dependent On Fossil Fuels And Emits No Greenhouse Gases. I Believe We're Going To Be Able To Have Coal-fired Plants That Have Zero Emissions. We Need To Work On Carbon Sequestration Technologies. I Mean, There's A Lot We Can Do Together And Achieve The Objective, Which A Lot Of People Want, Which Is The Reduction Of Greenhouse Gases, And At The Same Time, Have Viable Economic Growth.

It Is One Of The Great Goals Of My Administration To Invigorate The Spirit Of Involvement And Citizenship. We Will Encourage Faith-based And Community Programs Without Changing Their Mission.

Civility Is Not A Tactic Or A Sentiment. It Is The Determined Choice Of Trust Over Cynicism, Of Community Over Chaos.

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