We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbour them.

I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free, not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way.

We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.

Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history - revisionist historians is what I like to call them.

The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their greatest fear - and they should be afraid, because freedom is on the march.

I told you I'm not going to criticize my successor. I'll just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I don't believe that persuasion isn't going to work. Therapy isn't going to cause terrorists to change their mind.