They want to run us out of Iraq. The violence we have seen is a power grab these extreme and ruthless elements.
Today, the people of Iraq have spoken to the world. And the world is hearing the voice of freedom from the center of the Middle East.
There is no justification for the brutal execution of Nicholas Berg.
We will complete our mission in Iraq and leave behind a democracy that can govern itself, sustain itself and defend itself.
I want to tell the people of the Middle East that the practices that took place in that prison are abhorrent and they don't represent Americ...
The situation in Iraq is unacceptable to the American people. It is clear that we need to change our strategy in Iraq.
Saddam Hussein's trial is a milestone in the Iraqi people's efforts to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law.