I feel a quiet sense of determination that's going to shape the future of Mississippi. And so I've come back on this anniversary to thank you for your courage and to let you know the federal government stands with you still.

But obviously, we're still not completely safe. Because there are people that still plot. And people who want to harm us for what we believe in.

America is safer than it has been, but it's not yet safe.

I repeat what our major general said, or leading general said in the region. He said if we withdraw before the job is done, the enemy will follow us here. I strongly agree with that.

These aren't joyous times. These are challenging times, and they're difficult times, and they're straining the -- the psyche of our country.

We're not leaving so long as I'm the president. That would be a huge mistake. Now, if you say are you going to change your strategic objective, it means you're leaving before the mission is complete, and we're not going to leave before the…

As long as I'm president, we're not leaving, period.

There's a fundamental difference between many of the Democrats and my party, and that is they want to leave before the job is completed in Iraq. And again, I repeat, these are decent people. You know, they're just as American as I am. I…

a federal judge in Detroit today ruled that the National Security Agency cannot continue to monitor the Americans' phone calls and e- mails without warrants. It's a major setback for the Bush administration which immediately appealed the…

America is safer than it has been, but it's not yet safe.

You can't run a government. You can't have a democracy. If you've got a armed faction within your country, Hezbollah attacked Israel. Hezbollah started the crisis. And Hezbollah suffered a defeat in this crisis.

Because of the good work in Great Britain and because of the help of the people there at NCTC, we disrupted a terror plot.