George H.W. Bush

The first thing to make sure that the American consumers are treated fairly at the gas pump.

Ethanol is good for the whole country.

So by deferring deposits until the fall, we'll leave a little more oil on the market. Every little bit helps.

First thing is to make sure that the American consumers are treated fairly at the gas pump.

And the prices that people are paying at the gas pumps reflect our addiction to oil.

And I assure the enemy this. We will stay on the offense. We will not waver. We will not tire. We will bring you to justice, for the sake of peace and humanity.

I know gas prices are high. You know, there's no magic wand to wave. We'll make sure that the energy companies are pricing their product fairly.

America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world.

I wish I could. If I could, I would.

The world's second largest emitter of greenhouse gases is China, yet China was entirely exempted from the requirements of the Kyoto protocol.

It would have cost our economy up to $400 billion and we would have lost 4.9 million jobs.

And I know the speculation, but I'm the decider. And I decide what is best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense.

By applying the talent and technology of America, this country can dramatically improve our environment, move beyond a petroleum-based economy, and make our dependence on Middle Eastern oil a thing of the past.

America is addicted to oil.

I don't appreciate the speculation about Don Rumsfeld. He's doing a fine job. I strongly support him.

And I thought he handled his assignment with class, integrity.

Mr. Bush says Rumsfeld is doing a fine job, despite calls for his resignation from six retired generals.

He has my full support.

States like these and their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has my full support and deepest appreciation.

Alliance with terrorists could allow the Iraqi regime to attack America without leaving any fingerprints. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final prove. The smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.

And our greatest fear is that terrorists will find a shortcut to their mad ambitions when an outlaw regime supplies them with technologies to kill on a massive scale.

Somebody said, well, we had made up our mind to go -- to use military force to deal with Saddam. There is nothing farther from the truth.

The central conclusion is one that I share, America's intelligence community needs fundamental change.

To win the war on terror, we will correct what needs to be fixed.