George W. Bush Quotes

We are succeeding in Iraq. It's a tough struggle with setbacks, but we are succeeding.

History will judge the war against Iraq not by the brilliance of its military execution, but by the effectiveness of the post-hostilities activities

I'm concerned about getting Iraq on its feet.

We came to Iraq to liberate them and to make our world a safer place.

We are succeeding in Iraq. Thank you, America.

Where's the progress that we're going to see in Afghanistan? You have to keep public support both on the economy and the war or these things will really become troubling.

We are not going to abandon Iraq.

In fact, things are moving along rather well in Iraq. Nothing is perfect, of course, and freedom is messy work. The cooperation of the three major interests in Iraq has been remarkable.

Is military occupation likely to be the midwife of democracy?

There is only one option in Iraq: that we win.

I think all of us who have been in Afghanistan on the ground multiple times know that what we're doing there on the ground is just not sustainable.

Well, I think it's too early to call Fallujah a failure.

Our military is doing everything it can to equip Iraq's forces so our troops can come home as soon as possible, but we cannot leave until the job is done.

Make no mistake, our troops will be in Afghanistan and Iraq for a long time.

In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option.

Of course, it's imperative that we stabilize Iraq and quickly reduce our armed role there.

It was essentially for self defence that we went to war in Afghanistan and would go to war in Iraq.

If we want to build the Iraqis' confidence about our intentions in their country, if we want to stop adding fuel to the fire of insurgency and terrorism, we must clarify our intent.

We should be proud of liberating the 26 million people in Iraq and should remember that this is why it is important to stick it out to it's successful conclusion.

Once upon a time, it might have been possible to deal with Iraq alone, without having to face the murderous forces of the other terror masters in Tehran, Damascus, and Riyadh, but that time has passed. Iraq is a battle, not a war. We have to win the war, and the only way to do that is to bring down the terror masters, and spread freedom throughout the region.

I think you should appreciate the limits of military action in Iraq during next few months without a favourable political situation. Forces from India can secure Basra, but cannot, in my opinion, advance northwards unless the co-operation of the local population and tribes is fully secured.

I would hope that we have in place the adequate resources to become an army of occupation because you’re going to walk into chaos

I think any of us who have been involved in the mission of Iraq have developed a great deal of affection for the Iraqi people and are emotionally invested in what we think is a vital mission... So I think any of my contemporaries would welcome the opportunity to go back and make a contribution to this extraordinarily important mission.

Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a peace built on more secure foundations than are found today in the Middle East. Even more important, they will fight for two human conditions of even greater value than peace: liberty and justice.

It's true that the question of Iraq divided Europe.