I wish the new President well.

I am charged with defending this republic. I am going to use whatever power I can.

You may not agree with some of the tough decisions I have made. But I hope you can agree that I was willing to make the tough decisions.

This nation must continue to speak out for justice and truth. We must always be willing to act in their defense and to advance the cause of peace.

I made decisions. They may have been wrong. I hope that you'll understand that I made them with the best intentions.

It's wrong and we'll end it in America.

Afghanistan has gone from a nation where the Taliban harbored al Qaeda and stoned women in the streets to a young democracy that is fighting terror and encouraging girls to go to school.

Our nation is equipped with new tools to monitor the terrorists' movements, freeze their finances, and break up their plots.

Yes, of course, absolutely.

And in terms of the decisions that I have made to protect the homeland, I wouldn't worry about popularity. What I would worry about is the Constitution of the United States and putting plans in place that makes it easier to find out what…

And, clearly, putting a 'Mission Accomplished' on an aircraft carrier was a mistake. It sent the wrong message.

People said the federal response was slow. Don't tell me the federal response was slow when there was 30,000 people pulled off roofs right after the storm passed.