Any time you have a situation in which you are calling for more time rather than calling for Iraq to immediately comply, it plays into the hands of Saddam Hussein.

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So I think, if September 11 taught us anything, it taught us that we're vulnerable,...

So I think, if September 11 taught us anything, it taught us that we're vulnerable,...

It has been, after all, 11 years, more than a decade now, of defiance of...

It has been, after all, 11 years, more than a decade now, of defiance of...

Our policies toward Iraq simply are to protect the region and to protect Iraq's people...

Our policies toward Iraq simply are to protect the region and to protect Iraq's people...

We've been a country that's been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not...

We've been a country that's been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not...

Now, al Qaeda's on the run. Afghanistan is no longer a base of operations. The...

Now, al Qaeda's on the run. Afghanistan is no longer a base of operations. The...

There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 11 September attacks. There was...

There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 11 September attacks. There was...

We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq.

We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq.

The demise of Osama Bin Laden is a tremendous victory for the American people. Justice...

The demise of Osama Bin Laden is a tremendous victory for the American people. Justice...

The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam...

The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam...

Well, there's been plenty of ultimatums, and one thing that we better be very clear...

Well, there's been plenty of ultimatums, and one thing that we better be very clear...

But I want to just caution, it is not incumbent on the United States to...

But I want to just caution, it is not incumbent on the United States to...

We know that there are unaccounted-for Scud and other ballistic missiles in Iraq. And part...

We know that there are unaccounted-for Scud and other ballistic missiles in Iraq. And part...

We will continue to work together in our common fight against terror.

We will continue to work together in our common fight against terror.

The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity...

The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity...

The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the better.

The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the better.

We're in a new world. We're in a world in which the possibility of terrorism,...

We're in a new world. We're in a world in which the possibility of terrorism,...

But the truth of the matter is, we're an open society, we want to remain...

But the truth of the matter is, we're an open society, we want to remain...

I don't think anybody can take the word of Saddam Hussein and his regime, and...

I don't think anybody can take the word of Saddam Hussein and his regime, and...

Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace...

Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace...

We need a common enemy to unite us.

We need a common enemy to unite us.