Political Quotes

“I want to very briefly comment on an observation that when I got home last night a lot of the media networks were talking about; that is, yesterday the U.S. military deaths in Operation Iraqi Freedom surpassed 1,000. Each one of these deaths is a sacrifice for the freedom and liberty we enjoy each and every day, and it really has focused on the importance of what the war on terror is all about, as we see what is depicted in Russia and as we see what has happened in Afghanistan and Iraq and really throughout the world and throughout the Middle East. I wish to make the point again that we all think--we all know it, but really it does need to be said; we think it every day, but it does need to be said--that these brave men and women in uniform sacrificed their lives for the cause of freedom--freedom in this country and throughout the world--and for the security and safety of their fellow Americans. We owe them a deep debt of gratitude for their courage and for their valor and their strength and their commitment to our country and to these ideals of which we every day take advantage.”