No terrorist state poses a greater or more immediate threat to our security than Iraq,
We have the ability to go out and attract and retain the people we're going to need in the United States armed forces,
The Iranian regime is today the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. The world does not want, and must work together to prevent, a nuclear Iran.
NATO member states vary dramatically in their capability and in their political steadfastness.
The United States isn't going to do anything That it's not capable of doing. And if we do something, We'll be capable of doing it.
The United States, as all you know, did not come to Iraq for oil, not to occupy. We came here only to help.
I will be talking about the changed circumstance in the world and our recognition that with those changes it's important that the United States as well as the NATO alliance adjust to those changes,
I will answer that one question, ... The president has stated what the policy is, the secretary of state has stated it, and I have stated it. And it's all exactly the same, so I think the stories that have been playing are just inaccurate and mischievous.
The president's point was there are some things that are of sufficient magnitude that they require something to substitute for the overwhelmed first responders at the state and local level,
As to when the (wartime command) shift might take place, it would take place at that moment when the Republic of Korea and the United States decide it is appropriate,
Obviously, the United States does not have a responsibility when a sovereign country engages in something that they disapprove of,
We can and will do both. It is important to remember that there are more than 300,000 National Guard, soldiers and airmen who are not deployed overseas. And they are available for relief and security efforts in the United States should they be necessary.
This effort is certainly not against the Afghan people. It's not against a race. It's not against a religion. It's against terrorists who came into the United States and killed thousands of human beings, innocent people,
The United States is not going to stay in that country and occupy it .... So we'll do our job, we'll do it well and we'll leave,
The United States has a long relationship with the Philippines, ... Some time back, I signed understandings that we would provide some training and assistance to the Philippine government ... to deal with the terrorist problem that they have.
The United States government is not going to make any arrangement with any other country that would in any way undermine our security agreement with Japan,
I share your hopes and expectations for the Department of Defense and for the armed forces of the United States of America, ... I am an enthusiastic supporter of those goals.
We in the United States are pleased to have a constructive relationship with your country and would welcome a peaceful and prosperous China -- one that is a major contributor to international progress,
The Republic of Korea, an impoverished and devastated nation over a half-century ago, now has one of the world's most powerful economies and is an important democracy with a large and increasingly capable armed force,