This war so far has cost us $125 billion and counting, because largely we decided to do it on our own, with only the United Kingdom as a paying, fully participating partner.

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We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence.

We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence.

We can have tax cuts, but when we have tax cuts and do not have...

We can have tax cuts, but when we have tax cuts and do not have...

Three big assumptions proved wrong: one, that the Iraqi people would welcome us as liberators;...

Three big assumptions proved wrong: one, that the Iraqi people would welcome us as liberators;...

We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring...

We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring...

As costs mount, in lives and dollars, it is natural to second guess, but one...

As costs mount, in lives and dollars, it is natural to second guess, but one...

The young in this country, and you fellows are young by my reckoning, have a...

The young in this country, and you fellows are young by my reckoning, have a...

What we are effectively doing, I say this to the young people of America whom...

What we are effectively doing, I say this to the young people of America whom...

We would take a little bit of money out of a huge increase in ballistic...

We would take a little bit of money out of a huge increase in ballistic...

I am not disputing the need for this money. What I am disputing and calling...

I am not disputing the need for this money. What I am disputing and calling...

Without the Guard and Reserve, our active duty troops could hardly deploy.

Without the Guard and Reserve, our active duty troops could hardly deploy.

And it raises a fundamental question: How long can we move the world in one...

And it raises a fundamental question: How long can we move the world in one...

Our country, the United States of America, may be the world's largest economy and the...

Our country, the United States of America, may be the world's largest economy and the...

Democrats and Republicans alike support our military personnel.

Democrats and Republicans alike support our military personnel.

Domestic discretionary spending on education and health care and the environment has been growing at...

Domestic discretionary spending on education and health care and the environment has been growing at...

With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone,...

With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone,...

Since the Pentagon underestimated the number of troops required after the end of hostilities, we...

Since the Pentagon underestimated the number of troops required after the end of hostilities, we...

Just a few short years ago in the year 2000, the last full fiscal year...

Just a few short years ago in the year 2000, the last full fiscal year...