George W. Bush

The terrorists decided it must be destroyed.

The United States is determined that when there is a sovereignty transfer, that it's going to be done in an orderly fashion.

Iraq as a dictatorship had great power to destabilize the Middle East.

I assured the Secretary-General our Nation will still continue to provide help for famine and disease.

You cannot short-circuit that process.

I offer a toast to your leadership and to the United Nations.

We must have a process that works and that is lasting.

The center of New York City became a battlefield and a graveyard and the symbol of an unfinished war.

All governments that support terror are complicit in a war against civilization.

Iraq is free, and today we are joined by representatives of a liberated country.

A free, prosperous and democratic Iraq will help bring stability and peace to a very important region in the world and help us in the war on terrorism.

We must act decisively to meet the humanitarian crises of our time.

The world must combine our resources and our will to stop this abhorrent practice.

The people of my country mourn with you.

Across Iraq, life is being improved by liberty.

Those who incite murder and celebrate suicide reveal their contempt for life itself.

If the Security Council can't act, then the United States will.

The big objective, of course, is for there to be peace and freedom—peace in the Middle East, freedom for people who are oppressed.

America is honored that you all are here.

We have a shared goal to transfer responsibility and authority to the Iraqi people as quickly as possible.

We're going to have a couple of statements here.

Over $30 million in new Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) grants were awarded to 81 organizations to provide technical assistance and increase the capacity of faith-based and community organizations.

America and the world are going to be safer.

Their job now is to improve life.

We're proud of you and proud of you being pioneers for a free people.