George Bush actually said...

Prime Minister John Howard is a leader of exceptional courage who exemplifies the finest qualities of one of the world's great democracies.

In my judgment, Australia has made a significant contribution to peace and freedom.

We're aggressively striking the terrorists in Iraq, defeating them there so we will not have to face them in our own country.

We made progress on a broad agenda, an agenda that will help make America more secure and more prosperous.