10/07/2004
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Al Qaida in Iraq has sworn allegiance to Usama bin Laden."
"Our top priority is to help the Iraqis protect their population."
"Freedom is a universal value, that freedom isn't just for Americans or Methodists, that freedom is universal in its application."
"My most important job is to help secure this country, and therefore, the decisions in Iraq are all aimed at helping do that job."