Foreign fighters are travelling into Iraq to make it a front line in the war on terror. And I would rather defeat them there than face them in our own country. George W. Bush More Quotes by George W. Bush More Quotes From George W. Bush Democrats didn't agree with policies. How do I know? Because they voted against them when they came up on the floor of the House and the Senate. George W. Bush democrat policy house The American people have got a touchstone: Which party voted for the tools necessary to protect America and which party didn't? And that's what I'm trying to get people to focus on. George W. Bush party america people I think, to a certain extent the economy and these decisions I made to protect the country matter a lot. George W. Bush decision country thinking I suspect people are going to vote for Max Burns because they know him as local boy who's got - share their values. George W. Bush max boys people Values matters well in a race. George W. Bush wells race matter Each congressional race really depends upon the candidates and how they carry the message. George W. Bush depends race messages I think that if you don't think we're in a war that you can't win the war. George W. Bush winning war thinking I think a lot of the national Democrats believe that, you know, Iraq is a distraction and not part of the War on Terror. They've said so. And I strongly disagree. George W. Bush war believe thinking Usama bin Laden feels like Iraq is a part of this War on Terror. He has made it clear that he would like for us to leave before Iraq can defend itself or govern itself and sustain itself, so that he could have a safe haven from which to launch further attacks, a safe haven from which to topple modern governments, a safe haven from which to, you know, be able to get a hold of oil resources. George W. Bush safe-haven oil war You can imagine these radicals getting a hold of a country where they're able to pull oil off the market to run the price of oil up to extract concession. George W. Bush oil running country All I can tell you is that I know the enemy, allies, and troops hear what I say. George W. Bush troops allies enemy When John Murtha, for example, said the Marines are killing innocent civilians in cold blood. George W. Bush marine example blood I don't mind comments saying things about me. I do mind them saying things about those young, brave men and women who have volunteered. That's offensive to me that people would say those kind of comments about Americans who have volunteered to take the fight to the enemy. George W. Bush fighting men people It's really important for our troops to understand our country supports them. George W. Bush support important country No matter what your politics is, we ought to be thanking people for volunteering. George W. Bush volunteer matter people Part of the faith walk is to understand your weaknesses and is to constantly try to embetter yourself and get closer to the Lord. George W. Bush weakness lord trying When you know that somebody lost their loved one as a result of a decision that I made, that's a tough moment. If you're a faithful person you try to empathize with the suffering that that person is going through. George W. Bush faithful decision suffering The Oval Office is a place where there's been, obviously, a lot of amazing experiences over a seven-and-a-half year period. My presidency is one where I've had to make some very tough decisions. I guess some presidencies are kind of - were real smooth, there were no real big issues. Well, that's not the way mine is. George W. Bush issues real years The presidency is a serious job that requires sound judgment and good ideas, and there's no doubt in my mind that Jeb Bush has the experience and the character to be a great president. George W. Bush jobs character ideas We cannot show weakness in this world today George W. Bush weakness this-world world