Others look at the violence they see each night on their television screens and they wonder how I can remain so optimistic about the prospects of success in Iraq.
The fighting has been tough. The enemy we face has proved to be brutal and relentless.
Freedom will prevail in Iraq. Freedom will prevail in the Middle East.
I don't think we ever said -- at least I know I didn't say that there was a direct connection between September the 11th and Saddam Hussein.
The situation on the ground remains tense. And, in the face of continued reports about killings and reprisals, I understand how some America...
Many Iraqi units conducted their own anti-terrorist operations and controlled their own battle space.
Americans have never retreated in the face of thugs and assassins, and we will not begin now.
The United States will not abandon Iraq. We will not leave that country to the terrorists who attacked America and want to attack us again.
The people of Tal Afar have shown that Iraqis do want peace and freedom. And no one should underestimate them.
America is addicted to oil.
We believe that democracy is the right of every man and woman in this world. And we understand that history says loud and clear that democra...