Well, there's been plenty of ultimatums, and one thing that we better be very clear is that we can't continue to have the kind of defiance of the United Nations, the defiance of the international community that we've had.

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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 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...

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...

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...

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 need a common enemy to unite us.

We need a common enemy to unite us.

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...

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.

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,...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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.

If America can go to the moon, then in the decades to come we should...

If America can go to the moon, then in the decades to come we should...

Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40...

Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40...

We can no longer allow Americas dependence on foreign oil to compromise our energy security....

We can no longer allow Americas dependence on foreign oil to compromise our energy security....