We're in a new world. We're in a world in which the possibility of terrorism, married up with technology, could make us very, very sorry that we didn't act.

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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 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.

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 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.

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...

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'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...

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...

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...

We need a common enemy to unite us.

We need a common enemy to unite us.

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.

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....

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...