09/01/2002
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Thank you for being voices for peace and freedom."
"There is only one man who has shown those kind of leadership qualities, and that man is John McCain."
"Leaving Iraq before the job is done would endanger our citizens and embolden the enemies who have vowed to attack us again."
"The decision to remove Saddam Hussein was the right decision at the time, and it is the right decision today."