There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 11 September attacks. There was nothing demonstrating or showing that something was coming in the United States. If there had been something, we would have acted on it.

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

Any time you have a situation in which you are calling for more time rather...

Any time you have a situation in which you are calling for more time rather...

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...

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 need a common enemy to unite us.

We need a common enemy to unite us.

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...

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

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

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...

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...