10/15/2007
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"It's an honor to stand with the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars."
"So long as we remain true to our ideals, we will defeat the extremists in Iraq."
"Helping Iraq stand up a functioning democracy is critical to the safety of the American people."
"I wish I didn't have to say that, but an enemy that attacked us on September the 11th, 2001, declared war on the United States of America."