I Don't Think Our Troops Ought To

[saddam] Built Up A Massive War Machine While Neglecting The Basic Needs Of His Own People.

Since September 11th, Federal Terrorism Investigations Have Resulted In Charges Against More Than 400 Suspects, And More Than Half Those Charged Have Been Convicted. Federal, State, And Local Law Enforcement Have Used The Patriot Act To Break Up Terror Cells In New York And Oregon And Virginia And In Florida. We've Prosecuted Terrorist Operatives And Supporters. These Efforts Have Not Always Made The Headlines But They've Made Communities Safer. The Patriot Act Has Accomplished Exactly What It Was Designed To Do.

I'm Just Beginning To Live The Next Chapter Of My Life. In Other Words, Politics - Being Governor And President - Is Not The End Of My Life. It's A Chapter.

We Will Keep A Commitment To Pluralism And Not Discriminate For Or Against Methodist Or Mormons Or Muslims Or Good People With No Faith At All.

God Told Me To Strike At Al Qaeda And I Struck Them; Then He Instructed Me To Strike At Saddam, Which I Did.