President Bush Visits National Defense University, Discusses Global War on Terror
October 23, 2007
President Bush Visits National Defense University, Discusses Global War on Terror
Washington, D.C.
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“In this war, we’re on the offensive against the enemy — and that’s the only way to be.”
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“My administration made a commitment to the American people then that we will defend you against all forms of terror — including the terror that could arrive as a result of a missile. ”
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“The men and women of the National Defense University understand what is at stake in today’s war. First of all, you understand we’re in war. And secondly, you understand the stakes of this war.”
*** “With the presence — with the passage of time, the memories of September the 11th have grown more distant. That’s natural. That’s what happens with time.”
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“On 9/11, we saw that oceans which separate us from other continents no longer separates us from danger.”
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“It’s a new kind of war.”