10/10/2007
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"I'm very optimistic about the future of this country—the economic future, and I'm optimistic about our chances to achieve peace."
"On a September morning, threats that had gathered for years, in secret and far away, led to murder in our country on a massive scale."
"The danger posed by Saddam Hussein and his weapons cannot be ignored or wished away."
"America's interests in security and America's belief in liberty both lead in the same direction, to a free and peaceful Iraq."