....it Is Better To Succeed

The Peaceful Transfer Of Authority Is Rare In History, Yet Common In Our Country. With A Simple Oath, We Affirm Old Traditions And Make New Beginnings.

Except When You're Marching To War, It's Not A Very Optimistic Thought, Is It? In Other Words, It's The Opposite Of Optimistic When You're Thinking You're Going To War.

The Best Defense Against Terrorism Is A Strong Offensive Against Terrorists. That Work Continues.

Ultimately, Success Is Going To Be Up To The Reformers, Just Like In Iraq. It's Going To Require Iraqis, The Will Of Iraqis To Succeed. I Understand That. And That's Why Our Strategy Is To Give Them The Tools Necessary To Defend Themselves And Help Them Defend Themselves; In This Case Right Now Mainly In Baghdad, But As Well Around The Country.

I Believe We Owe It To Our Children And Grandchildren To Stay Engaged And To Help Spread Liberty And To Help Reformers.