It has been, after all, 11 years, more than a decade now, of defiance of U.N. resolutions by Saddam Hussein. Every obligation that he signed onto after the Gulf War, so that he would not be a threat to peace…

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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 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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

It is high time that the international community tell Saddam Hussein and his regime that...

It is high time that the international community tell Saddam Hussein and his regime that...

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...

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

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

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 need a common enemy to unite us.

We need a common enemy to unite us.

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...

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,...