It's necessary. It's what will change the world, help change the world.
George H.W. Bush
The Public Record
George H.W. Bush was the 41st President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1989, to January 20, 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of Vice President under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989. Bush was a World War II veteran and served in various roles within the U.S. government, including as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1976 to 1977. His presidency is noted for significant events such as the Gulf War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as his efforts in foreign policy and international diplomacy.
The Patriot Act needs to be renewed. And the patriot act needs to be enhanced. That's what we are talking about.
The administration believes that a trial in which you unveil the evidence of what it says are significant and decades long human rights abuses by the Saddam Hussein regime will perhaps convince public opinion that there were legitimate…
The White House also dealing with a little diplomacy today... the White House insisting that Spain's decision to pull its troops abruptly out of Iraq... is not what it would have liked.
The Bush administration has said all along that they want Saddam Hussein to face the justice that he did not provide to his own people.
Oil prices are high and they could go down very quickly. That's the Saudi pledge. Certainly over the summer or as we get closer to the election, they could increase production several million barrels a day and the price would drop…
No doubt in my mind he'll do a very good job and there's no doubt in my mind that Iraq will be free and democratic and peaceful.
Bush and Blair, common goals, same visions, the president's partner comes to the White House. Can they hold the coalition together?
I am prepared to risk my presidency to do what I think is right. I was going to act and, if it could cost the presidency, I fully realize that.
We welcome the proposals presented by the U.N. Special Envoy Brahimi. He's identified a way forward to establishing an interim government that is broadly acceptable to the Iraqi people.
This transfer will demonstrate to the Iraqi people that our coalition has no interest in occupation.
Israel plans to remove certain military installations and all settlements from Gaza and certain military installations and settlements from the West Bank. These are historic and courageous actions.
I'm putting together an independent, bipartisan commission to -- to analyze where we stand, what we can do better as we fight this -- fight this war against terror.
The best way to get the news is from objective sources. And the most objective sources I have are people on my staff who tell me what's happening in the world.
He has weapons of mass destruction and he has used weapons of mass destruction in his neighborhood and on his own people. He's invaded countries in his neighborhood. He tortures his own people. He's a murderer. He has trained and financed…
Had there been information specifically about where and when an attack would happen that the administration would have certainly acted on that.
The president wants to update the American people on where things are now and where they are headed.
We will pass sovereignty on June 30. We'll stay the course in Iraq. We're not going to be intimidated by thugs or assassins. We're not going to cut and run from the people who long for freedom.
The intention is to make sure the deadline remains the same. I believe we can transfer authority by June 30th.
Al-Sadr, this is one person who is deciding that rather than allow democracy to flourish he's going to exercise force. We just can't let it stand.
We will stay the course. The message to the Iraqi citizens is they don't have to fear that America will turn and run.





