Over time the American people have been right. If they're not, they would have tossed in the towel on the Revolutionary War. We wouldn't have had a country. Think of the people who were telling Abraham Lincoln not to even have a civil war…

The war on terror, to a great extent, will be fought in the media on a global stage.

Can we truly afford to believe that somehow, some way, vicious extremists can be appeased?

Once again, we face similar challenges in efforts to confront the rising threat of a new type of fascism. Today, another enemy, a different kind of enemy, has made clear its intentions, but some seem not to have learned history's lesson.

There are many who did their duty professionally, and we should mention that, as well. First, Specialist Joseph Darby, who alerted the appropriate authorities that abuses were occurring.

We have been told repeatedly by this administration, by Donald Rumsfeld, that al Qaeda, you know, is on the run.

Let there be no doubt, the fact that he is dead is a significant victory.

Let there be no doubt, the fact that he is dead is a significant victory.

I think, arguably, over the last several years, no single person on this planet has had the blood of more innocent men, women and children on his hands than Zarqawi.

We know that 99.9 percent of our forces conduct themselves in an exemplary manner. We also know that in conflicts, things that shouldn't happen do happen. In this instance, there's an investigation with respect to what took place, and…

We, in the United States, hold our forces to a very, very high standard. And -- and it's proper that we should.

You know, that charge is frequently leveled against the president for one reason or another, and it is so wrong.

They honestly believed that there were chemical weapons. Saddam Hussein had used chemical weapons on his own people previously. He'd used them on his neighbor, the Iranians. And they believed he had those weapons. We believed he had those…

The president knows, as I know, that there are no indispensable men. The graveyards of the world are filled with indispensable people quote, unquote.

This, too, will pass. The sharper the criticism comes, sometimes, the sharper the defense comes from people who don't agree with the critics.

If, every time two or three people disagreed, we changed the secretary of defense of the United States, it would be like a merry-go-round.

We have what we consider to be credible evidence that al Qaeda leaders have sought contacts in Iraq who could help then acquire weapons of mass destruction capabilities.

There is obviously concern about Iran. It's a country that is -- supports terrorists. It's a country that has indicated an interest in having weapons of mass destruction.

A steady stream of errors all seem to be in -- of a nature to inflame the situation and to give heart to the terrorists.

I just can't imagine someone looking at the United States armed forces today and suggesting that they're close to breaking. That's just not the case.

Contrary, the steady stream of errors all seem to be of a nature to inflame the situation, and to give heart to the terrorists, and to discourage those who hope for success in Iraq.

Turning our backs on postwar Iraq today would be the modern equivalent of handing postwar Germany back to the Nazis.

I just can't imagine someone looking at the United States Armed Forces today and suggesting that they're close to breaking. That's just not the case.

Quitting is not a strategy. Quitting is an invitation to more attacks and more terrorist violence here at home.

I think that any time wrongdoing occurs, it's important that that wrongdoing be reported.