We have to build on these changes, not tear them down.

I believe it will happen for two reasons.

The world knows that the skills of our fighting men and women have never been higher.

You, as much as any group in America today, embody all those, and all Americans are in your gratitude.

There is no easy dividing line between our role in the world and our role at home.

Thank you so much. It's good to be home.

I thank all of you for that.

I'm proud of the leadership of the United States in creating a post-cold-war world that is both safer and more prosperous.

I believe that the business of politics is to give the maximum opportunity for the positive economic forces in the world to succeed.

Our goal is an ambitious one.

The United States has produced over 5 million jobs in 22 months.