Through Much Of The Last Century, America's

We Must Show New Energy In Fighting Back An Old Evil. Nearly Two Centuries After The Abolition Of The Transatlantic Slave Trade, And More Than A Century After Slavery Was Officially Ended In Its Last Strongholds, The Trade In Human Beings For Any Purpose Must Not Be Allowed To Thrive In Our Time.

We Have A Strong And Vital Role To Play In Iraq, And We Certainly Cannot Leave A Vacuum For The Insurgents To Take Over. We Are Engaged In A Conflict From Which America Cannot Afford To Cut And Run. We Must Be Steadfast In This Endeavor, Upon Which Depends Not Only Our Future But That Of The Entire Modern World.

Amigo! Amigo!" (calling Out To The Itallian Prime Minister....)

I Just Didn't Want To Get Out There Anymore; I Didn't Want To Get Back Into What I Call 'the Swamp.' And The Other Reason Why Is I Don't Think It's Good For The Presidency For A Former President To Be Opining About His Successor. President Obama's Got Plenty Of Critics - And I'm Just Not Gonna Be One.

Today The Iraqi And Afghan People Are On The Path To Democracy And Freedom. The Governments That Are Rising Will Pose No Threat To Others. Instead Of Harboring Terrorists, They're Fighting Terrorist Groups. And This Progress Is Good For The Long-term Security Of All Of Us.