George Bush actually said...

You have stepped forward to volunteer to defend our country at a time of danger, and you need to know, you're making all Americans proud.

It is soldiers like them that -- their courage and their valor -- that they are the reason that we are able to have some of the signs of suc...

I will make decisions about our troop presence in Iraq and Afghanistan based upon the considered judgment of those who wear the uniform.

By taking the fight to the enemy in Iraq, we will defeat the terrorists there so we do not have to face them here at home.