Saddam spent 35 years stealing and wasting money, and all of these systems are very fragile and brittle, and you try to fix one thing and something else gets in trouble.

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Iraq has become, for better or for worse, the front on the war on terrorism,...

Iraq has become, for better or for worse, the front on the war on terrorism,...

Iraq is a better place, absolutely worth it.

Iraq is a better place, absolutely worth it.

These people hate the United States, not for what we do, but for who we...

These people hate the United States, not for what we do, but for who we...

There are 40,000 Iraqi police on duty around the country. If they detect an attack...

There are 40,000 Iraqi police on duty around the country. If they detect an attack...

While it's very hard to know exactly how to measure public opinion there, because there's...

While it's very hard to know exactly how to measure public opinion there, because there's...

It is certainly not unrealistic to think we could have elections by mid-year 2004 and...

It is certainly not unrealistic to think we could have elections by mid-year 2004 and...

We try very quickly to show that we are not at war with the Iraqi...

We try very quickly to show that we are not at war with the Iraqi...

You know, the country is basically peaceful.

You know, the country is basically peaceful.

I think we Americans, of all people, understand the importance of a good, legal, constitutional...

I think we Americans, of all people, understand the importance of a good, legal, constitutional...

We've thrown out Saddam and Saddam, dead or alive, is finished in Iraq.

We've thrown out Saddam and Saddam, dead or alive, is finished in Iraq.

I think the Iraqi people have shown extraordinary patience and courage in the last few...

I think the Iraqi people have shown extraordinary patience and courage in the last few...

I hope they're going to learn, and as a result of our response, that it...

I hope they're going to learn, and as a result of our response, that it...

If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that...

If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that...

I think there really is no shortcut to sovereignty.

I think there really is no shortcut to sovereignty.

When the new wave of terrorism came on the modern world, which is the late...

When the new wave of terrorism came on the modern world, which is the late...

I think what we've learned is that the terrorist threat is serious, but it shifts....

I think what we've learned is that the terrorist threat is serious, but it shifts....

I leave Iraq gladdened by what has been accomplished and confident your future is full...

I leave Iraq gladdened by what has been accomplished and confident your future is full...