05/04/2005
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"We did not ask for this war, but we're answering history's call with confidence, and we will prevail."
"A vital part of our strategy to defeat the terrorists is to help establish a democratic Iraq."
"The security of the civilized world depends on victory in the war on terror, and that depends on victory in Iraq, so America will not leave until victory is achieved."
"America will stand with the Iraqi people as they protect their new freedom and build a democracy that can govern itself, sustain itself, and defend itself."