We do not rule out the use of force before attacks occur, even if uncertainty remains as to the time and place of the enemy’s attack.

But this is not a risk-free undertaking.

He served the president and the vice president well. There is now an indictment. And he is entitled to the benefit of the presumption of innocence,

The answer is straightforward: We will stay as long as is necessary but not one day more.

There are questions raised in the Congress, and what this delay allows is for those questions to be addressed on the Hill. There’s nothing to reopen.

We are prepared to have a conversation with Iran in which we would explain and make clear our concerns about … Iranian activity in Iraq.

I would say that is some real progress.

We don’t feel we are engaging the regime. Again, what we are doing is removing some objection to something the Europeans are doing.

Pakistan is an old ally of the United States.

The intelligence was clear in terms of the weapons of mass destruction.

This in many ways is their accomplishment.

They drew the conclusion that Saddam Hussein was a threat to peace, that he had weapons of mass destruction. They acted against him militarily in 1998,

finding new ways to support the new governments of Iraq and Afghanistan, advancing an Israeli-Palestinian settlement and spreading freedom and democracy to parts of the world that have known too little of both.

What this means is that India, which has had a good record in safeguarding technology, but has largely stood out from outside the global nonproliferation arrangements, is moving inside those arrangements. It is adopting practices...

I worked with Scooter very closely. I will miss him as a colleague and as a friend.

[They] need to send a clear signal to Syria that the winds of change are blowing in the Middle East.

What the president has said is that we do not torture. And he said that while we need to be aggressive in the war against terror, we also have to do it in a way...

The doctrine of preemption which we have talked about reflects simply the fact that we can not stand by while threats accumulate and grow.

While it will be a topic of discussion, you shouldn’t expect any major new initiatives out of that,

The terror threatens all of us. You had seen terror attacks in Britain, in Spain, in Italy, in Turkey, in Russia, in Egypt, in Jordan, in Saudi Arabia. This is a threat, really, to the...

We’ve talked to the Europeans about it. It’s clear if those negotiations fail, then we are agreed with the Europeans that the next step is to take the matter to the U.N. Security Council.

You know, we have learned to expect that big meetings tend sometimes to attract big crowds of demonstrators, … The issues vary.

Everyone wants a strong Russia. But in the 21st century, a strong Russia will come the way strength of other states come: It will come through democratic structure.

an issue of our intelligence, and obviously we need to do a better job of our intelligence.

cordial, extensive, light-hearted at times.

We’re confident, the president is confident, when Congress really understands the transaction they will conclude as he did, it’s the right thing to do.

The big opportunity to enhance prosperity in the region, of course, is the trade agenda, … Because, as you know, through free trade and private investment the leverage you get in terms of economic growth...

Palestinian President Abbas earned the trust of his people when he was elected on a platform of peace this past January. Now the Palestinian Authority must make good on that promise by fighting terrorism.

The reporting we have is that the demonstrations and the violence associated with the cartoons has subsided. The president has made clear in a couple statements how he sees that whole issue. And I think...

One cannot let dangers grow to the point of imminent threat to the United States without taking action. And if other measures fail, obviously we retain to right to use force.

Seventy-seven senators from both sides of the aisle, the previous administration and foreign governments all believed, based on the same intelligence, that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and posed an enormous threat,

The president’s National Security Strategy charts the way forward along the path of confidence. It is a strategy of leadership. It is a strategy of partnership. It is a strategy that protects America’s vital interests,...

The president is very anxious to come to South Asia. He would be very anxious to meet with President Musharraf here in Pakistan.

Our statements about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein were based on the aggregation of intelligence from a number of sources and represented the collective view of the intelligence community,

That said, one of the things we’ve also made clear — and the president was trying to make clear the other night — is when President Putin says that he is committed to democracy, people...

I think the point that we need to emphasize here was, allegations now that the president somehow manipulated intelligence, somehow misled the American people are flat wrong.

We have seen those reports out of Pakistan. At this point, we are not in a position publicly to confirm that he is dead. But we’re obviously — if he is, that’s a good thing...

The violence seems to be diminishing.

There was a meeting in Washington on that date. I did attend a meeting with him.

The Pentagon is looking into them. To the extent that kind of behavior is inconsistent with our policy, it will be stopped.

Initial reports are encouraging. In the end of the day, it’s going to be deeds, not words, that matter.

The relationship with China is extremely complex. We have areas of very positive cooperation with China.

The president’s strategy begins with the recognition that America is at war. Protecting the American people remains the first duty of the president of the United States. The president’s strategy renews his commitment to maintain...

We all looked at the same intelligence, and most people — on the intelligence — reached the same conclusion.

will focus on his vision of a united trans-Atlantic community, working together to promote freedom and democracy, particularly in the broader Middle East.

This is not a trip where the president has to come with a deliverable or an initiative.

The stop in the Slovak Republic is a nice opportunity for the president to remind Europe and the rest of the world of the progress we’ve made together in that part of the world,

I dispute the premise, … I think most people you talk to would say our relations with Japan, Korea and China have rarely been better.

We are every month at this point been able to turn over more territory to Iraqis.

What the Congress and the companies are able to work out, we’ll support and cooperate with so long as it does not involve a summary decision by the Congress that blocks this transaction.