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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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...

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...

Education is transformational. It changes lives. That is why people work so hard to become...

Education is transformational. It changes lives. That is why people work so hard to become...

Does anybody think these people were just sitting around drinking tea?

Does anybody think these people were just sitting around drinking tea?

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...

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...

We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war.

We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war.

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...

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,...

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...

There's no doubt that it's still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that...

There's no doubt that it's still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that...

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.

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...

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...

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...

We need a common enemy to unite us.

We need a common enemy to unite us.

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...

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,...

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...