Our Enemies Believed America Was Weak And

My Hope Was That By Saying Clearly To Saddam Hussein, "we're Going To Enforce Un Resolutions," That He Would Make The Decision To Leave Peaceably And At Least Allow For Inspectors To Come Into His Country, And If He Chose Not To, There Would Be A Military Option. I Want People To Understand That The Military Was My Last Option. I Had A Strategy And Hopefully Solving The Problem Peacefully - And It Wasn't Just Me, It Was A Coalition Of Nations That Were Involved.

I Didn't Grow Up In The Ocean -- As A Matter Of Fact -- Near The Ocean -- I Grew Up In The Desert. Therefore, It Was A Pleasant Contrast To See The Ocean. And I Particularly Like It When I'm Fishing.

I'm Mindful In A Free Society That People Can Worship If They Want To Or Not. You're Equally An American If You Choose To Worship An Almighty And If You Choose Not To.

Many People Are Coming To This Country For Economic Reasons. They're Coming Here To Work. If You Can Make 50 Cents In The Heart Of Mexico, For Example, Or Make $5 Here In America, $5.15, You're Going To Come Here If You're Worth Your Salt, If You Want To Put Food On The Table For Your Families. And That's What's Happening.

History Is Moving, And It Will Tend Toward Hope, Or Tend Toward Tragedy.