With the flat tax, we're all on a level playing field, just as it should be in the United States of America

Today I announce that I will seek and I will win the presidency of the United States of America, ... a dishonest decade of Bill Clinton and Al Gore.

Japan is an important ally of ours. Japan and the United States of the Western industrialized capacity, 60 percent of the GNP, two countries. That's a statement in and of itself.

The United States can take the lead when it comes to air power. The United States can take the lead when it comes to intelligence, logistics, medical help and things like that. But when it comes to ground troops and ground support, I say that you really need to have the Europeans there ... it's a European problem,

Whenever and wherever our NATO partner and important friend -- the United States of America -- asks (for) assistance, NATO stands ready to answer those calls.

I'd say if you live in the United States of America and you vote for George Bush, you've lost your mind.