George Bush actually said...

I can assure you that when either of us get in a bind, there will be a friend on the other end of the phone.

Victory in Iraq will be a crushing defeat to our enemies who have staked so much on the battle there.

For al Qaeda, Iraq is not a distraction from their war on America, it is the central battlefield where the outcome of this struggle will be ...

Mr. Bush also proposed changes in U.S. law that would let those terror suspect be tried before military tribunals.