George W. Bush

The United States and Greece are bound together by common values and a deep desire to protect and extend freedom and peace.

We're going to keep honest Americans from losing business to scam artists.

I particularly want to thank my opponent in the 2004 campaign, Senator Kerry, for being here.

I applaud the House for its quick passage of legislation to provide vital resources for two of our Nation's top priorities.

Democracies in the Middle East will not look like our own because they will reflect the traditions of their own citizens. Yet liberty is the future of every nation in the Middle East because liberty is the right and hope of all humanity.

Ultimately, the only way to defeat the terrorists is to defeat their dark vision of hatred and fear by offering the hopeful alternative of political freedom and peaceful change.

A sudden withdrawal of our forces from Iraq would abandon our Iraqi allies to death and prison, would put men like bin Laden and Zarqawi in charge of a strategic country.

There is no peace in retreat, and there is no honor in retreat.

If we were to leave these vicious attackers alone, they would not leave us alone. They would simply move the battlefield to our own shores.

The only way to protect our people, the only way to secure the peace, the only way to control our destiny is by our leadership.

In a complex and challenging time, the road of isolationism and protectionism may seem broad and inviting, yet it ends in danger and decline.

Small businesses create most of the new jobs in America.

By helping Iraqis build their democracy, the United States will gain an ally in the War on Terror.

I have heard your disagreement, and I know how deeply it is felt. Yet now there are only two options before our country -- victory or defeat.

To retreat before victory would be an act of recklessness and dishonor, and I will not allow it.

Defeatism may have its partisan uses, but it is not justified by the facts.

We do not create terrorism by fighting the terrorists. We invite terrorism by ignoring them.

I know many Americans have questions about the cost and direction of this war. So tonight I want to talk to you about how far we have come in Iraq, and the path that lies ahead.

This election will not mean the end of violence. But it is the beginning of something new: constitutional democracy at the heart of the Middle East.

Laura and I send our best wishes for a joyful Hanukkah.

My conviction comes down to this: We do not create terrorism by fighting the terrorists; we invite terrorism by ignoring them.

I know this war is controversial; yet being your President requires doing what I believe is right and accepting the consequences.

I am using authority vested in me by Congress, including the Joint Authorization for Use of Military Force.

Americans will always be risk-takers for the sake of exploration.

I know that you share my commitment to achieve the goal of providing decision makers and the men and women on the front lines in the War on Terror with the best possible information to protect our Nation.