George W. Bush

Together, we confront and defeat the evil of terrorism.

Pakistan is a close and important friend.

History shows that when citizens have a voice in choosing their own leaders, they are less likely to search for meaning in radical ideologies.

He's been a very strong leader on a number of fronts.

The vast majority of nations in the UN General Assembly now agree that tactics like suicide bombing, hostage-taking, and hijacking are never legitimate.

May God bless all in the room, and, Mr. Secretary-General, may God continue to bless you, sir.

Lives in the developing world depend on these programs, and all who have made pledges to fight disease must follow through on their commitments.

There's been over 200,000 bed nets distributed in your country, Mr. President, and that's because of the leadership of you and the organization of your Government.

I thank you for coming.

To uphold the world's words of the charter in the face of this challenge, every nation in this chamber has responsibilities.

I want to express our deepest condolences to the victims of those who died as a result of the terrorist attack in Islamabad.

Because of the success in Uganda, that showed the rest of the continent and the rest of the world how strong leadership and a good strategy can actually save lives in a very substantial way.

We must continue working to deny the terrorists refuge anywhere in the world, including in ungoverned spaces.

There will be a bipartisan bill, that the Republicans and Democrats will come together to get this piece of legislation passed.

The United Nations is an organization of extraordinary potential.

Whenever or wherever people are given the choice, they choose freedom.

The UN is an organization of extraordinary potential.

So I thank you for coming by for what has been a very productive meeting.

Pakistan is an ally, and I look forward to deepening our relationship.

Your words have been very strong about Pakistan's sovereign right and sovereign duty to protect your country.

The vast majority of nations in this assembly now agree that tactics like suicide bombing, hostage-taking, and hijacking are never legitimate.

Over the past seven years, Afghanistan and Iraq have been transformed from regimes that actively sponsor terror to democracies that fight terror.

I just had a very productive meeting with President Museveni of Uganda.

For all these reasons, the nations of this body must challenge tyranny as vigorously as we challenge terror.

Americans are watching to see if Democrats and Republicans, the Congress and the White House, can come together to solve this problem with the urgency it warrants.