12/31/2003
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"The war on terror is going to be tough work, and it's going to take a while."
"We're aggressively striking the terrorists in Iraq, defeating them there so we will not have to face them in our own country."
"America and Australia are helping the people of both those nations to defend themselves, to build the institutions of law and democracy."
"Prime Minister John Howard is a leader of exceptional courage who exemplifies the finest qualities of one of the world's great democracies."