01/04/2008
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"The war on terror is an ongoing effort and will continue to be, and each and every day we try to be as vigilant as possible in figuring out how we can improve what we do."
"America is safer five years after 9/11 because we have taken action to protect the homeland."
"The best way to do so is to stay on the offense, is to defeat the enemy overseas so we do not have to face them here at home."
"September the 11th made clear that, in the long run, the only way to secure our Nation is to advance liberty and democracy as the great alternatives to repression and radicalism."