We are implementing a strategy that will lead to victory in Iraq. And a victory in Iraq will make this country more secure and will help lay the foundation of peace for generations to come.

An immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq will only strengthen the terrorists' hand in Iraq and in the broader war on terror,

As the president has said, we are implementing a strategy that will lead to victory in Iraq. A victory in Iraq will make the country more secure and help lay the foundation of peace for a generation.

We will stay in the fight until we have achieved . . . the victory our brave troops have fought for.

Military force is always this nation's last option, ... Yet if force becomes necessary to disarm Iraq and enforce the will of the United Nations, if force becomes necessary to secure our country and to keep the peace, America will act deliberately, America will act decisively, and America will act victoriously with the world's greatest military.

Judge Roberts has earned the nation's confidence, and I'm pleased to announce I will nominate him to serve as the 17th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,