Words of President George Bush, 13 April 2004

  • “Iraq will either be a peaceful, democratic country or it will again be a source of violence, a haven for terror and a threat to America and to the world.”
  • “We seek an independent, free and secure Iraq.”
  • (T)hese acts … are the work of a fanatical political ideology. The servants of this ideology seek tyranny … the death of Jews and Christians and every Muslim who desires peace over theocratic terror.”
  • “America’s commitment to freedom in Iraq is consistent with our ideals and required by our interests. […] Now is the time, and Iraq is the place, in which the enemies of the civilized world are testing the will of the civilized world. We must not waver.”
  • “Over the last several decades, we’ve seen that any concession or retreat on our part will only embolden this enemy and invite more bloodshed. And the enemy has seen, over the last 31 months, that we will no longer live in denial or seek to appease them.”
  • “We will succeed in Iraq. We’re carrying out a decision that has already been made and will not change. Iraq will be a free, independent country, and America and the Middle East will be safer because of it.”
  • “We serve the cause of liberty, and that is always and everywhere a cause worth serving.”