09/04/2006
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"We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter; and we will not fail."
"On my orders, the United States military has begun strikes against Al Qaida terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan."
"Today we honor 101 who did not come home."
"The United States of America is a friend to the Afghan people, and we are the friends of almost a billion worldwide who practice the Islamic faith."