They know where the bank accounts are, they know the names of the people who were trained, they know the sleeper cells that exist around the world, |
They undoubtedly come through Syria and they come through Iran, probably, and through other countries to be available for tasks that he has in mind, ... And money comes in as well. |
They're benefiting from the support of governments and from the support of nongovernmental organizations that are either actively supporting them with money, intelligence and weapons, or allowing them to function on their territory and tolerating, if not encouraging, their activities, |
They've got a peaceful way to change that government -- through the constitution, through the elections. These people aren't trying to promote something other than disorder and to take over that country and turn it into a caliphate and then spread it around the world. |
Things are going very well. The pressure is continuing on the Iraqi regime, and [the regime] will not be there in the period ahead. |
Think ahead. Don't let day-to-day operations drive out planning. |
This campaign could well grow more dangerous in the coming days and weeks as coalition forces close on Baghdad and the regime is faced with its certain death, ... But the outcome is assured. |
This country has gone in a short period from a haven for terrorists to a coalition ally in the war against terrorism, ... Freedom is clearly taking root in this country, and Afghanistan is on a path to become a model for freedom and moderation in the Muslim world. |
This decision is not about any one weapon system, but merely about a strategy of warfare, a strategy that drives the choices that we must make about how best to prepare our total forces for the future, |
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, |
This is a group of people who don't merit the word `insurgency,' I think, |
This is an important moment in Iraqi history, |
This is an unusual situation. This regime has been in power for decades. These two individuals are particularly vicious individuals. They are now dead. We know that, ... They have been carefully identified. The Iraqi people have been waiting for confirmation of that. And they, in my view, deserved having confirmation of that. |
This is much bigger than Afghanistan, |
This much is certain. Those that oppose the Iraqi people's transition to freedom and self-rule will not be permitted to derail it. U.S. forces are on the offense, |