George W. Bush Quotes About Enemies

• Our enemies have made the mistake that America's enemies always make. They saw liberty and thought they saw weakness. And now, they see defeat.

  George W. Bush

  Mistake, America, September 11

  The World Will Always Remember 9/11, delivered 11 December 2011

• Islam is a vibrant faith. Millions of our fellow citizens are Muslim. We respect the faith. We honor its traditions. Our enemy does not. Our enemy doesn't follow the great traditions of Islam. They've hijacked a great religion.

  George W. Bush

  Inspiration, Honor, Enemy

• Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done.

  George W. Bush

  Justice, Enemy, Done

  Address to Joint Session of Congress Following 9/11 Attacks, delivered 20 September 2001

• Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Witty, Peace

  George W. Bush “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, George W. Bush, 2004, Book 2, July 1 to September 30, 2004”, Government Printing Office

• The terrorists are traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself. The enemy of America is not our many Muslim friends; it is not our many Arab friends. Our enemy is a radical network of terrorists, and every government that supports them.

  George W. Bush

  Inspiration, America, Muslim Faith

  Address to Joint Session of Congress Following 9/11 Attacks, delivered 20 September 2001

• Gog and Magog are at work in the Middle East... The biblical prophecies are being fulfilled... This confrontation is willed by God, who wants to use this conflict to erase his people's enemies before a New Age begins.

  George W. Bush

  Biblical, People, Enemy

  "Gog, Magog And The Iraq Invasion". www.theatlantic.com. August 06, 2009.

• This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day. Yet, we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world. Thank you. Good night, and God bless America.

  George W. Bush

  Good Night, America, Our World

  9/11 Address to the Nation, delivered 11 September, Oval Office, Washington, D.C.

• We salute our veterans of Pearl Harbor and World War II, whose sacrifices saved democracy during a dark hour. In their memory, a new generation of our Armed Forces goes forward against new enemies in a new era. Once again, we pledge to defend freedom, secure our homeland, and advance peace around the world. Americans have been tested before, and our Nation will triumph again.

  George W. Bush

  Memories, War, Dark

• After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.

  George W. Bush

  Enemy, Paper, September

  George W. Bush's State of the Union, www.cnn.com. January 21, 2004.

• It's important to listen to the words of the enemy if you're in war.

  George W. Bush

  War, Enemy, Important

  Speech at a Georgia rally, www.nytimes.com. October 31, 2006.

• This new enemy seeks to destroy our freedom and impose its views. We value life; the terrorists ruthlessly destroy it. We value education; the terrorists do not believe women should be educated or should have health care, or should leave their homes. We value the right to speak our minds; for the terrorists, free expression can be grounds for execution. We respect people of all faiths and welcome the free practice of religion; our enemy wants to dictate how to think and how to worship even to their fellow Muslims.

  George W. Bush

  Inspiration, Believe, Home

  Speech in Atlanta, www.cnn.com. November 08, 2001.

• I think it's very important for the American president to mean what he says. That's why I understand that the enemy could misread what I say. That's why I try to be as clearly as I can.

  George W. Bush

  Silly, Mean, Thinking

• What our enemies have begun, we will finish.

  George W. Bush

  Military, Enemy

  "Bush tells nation: 'A mission goes on", www.cnn.com. September 12, 2002.

• I've set a clear doctrine: America makes no distinction between the terrorists and the countries that harbor them. If you harbor a terrorist, you're just as guilty as the terrorists, and you're an enemy of the United States of America.

  George W. Bush

  Country, America, Enemy

  George W. Bush's address on terrorism in Washington, D.C., georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. February 24, 2006.

• We must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans, and confront the worst threats before they emerge.

  George W. Bush

  Military, Enemy, Battle

  George Walker Bush, John W. Dietrich (2005). “The George W. Bush Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches and Commentary”, p.64, M.E. Sharpe

• Our enemies are a radical network of terrorists - and every government that supports them.

  George W. Bush

  Government, Support, Enemy

• I inherited half my father's friends and all his enemies

  George W. Bush

  Father, Enemy, Half

• Any government that chooses to be an ally of terror has also chosen to be an enemy of civilization.

  George W. Bush

  Government, Civilization, Enemy

  President Bush Delivers Remarks on the War on Terror, www.washingtonpost.com. September 5, 2006.

• Where we find young democracies, we need to help them. Where we find the enemy, we need to fight them. And that's exactly the Bush policy.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Enemy, Democracy

  "President Bush Discusses Midterms; War on Terror Strategy With Sean Hannity". "Hannity & Colmes", www.foxnews.com. October 31, 2006.

• It is a tough choice. In war, people die. But when we refuse to confront the enemy, we will face the enemy in New York and Washington, as we did on 9-11. As for responsiblity, of course we stand by our decision to go to war on Iraq. President Kennedy said that friend and foe alike should know where America stands.

  George W. Bush

  War, People, Choices

  Source: www.counterpunch.org

• The terrorist attacks on September the 11th were a turning point for our nation. We saw the goals of a determined enemy to expand the scale of their murder and force America to retreat from the world. And our nation accepted a mission. We will defeat this enemy. The United States of America is determined to guard our homeland against future attacks. As the September 11th Commission concluded, our country is safer than we were three years ago, but we are not yet safe

  George W. Bush

  Country, Years, America

  "On the Story" with Maria Hinojosa, www.cnn.com. September 11, 2004.

• We face an enemy that is brutal. There is no negotiation with these people. You can't try to talk reason into these totalitarians.

  George W. Bush

  People, Enemy, Trying

  Speech at a Georgia rally, www.nytimes.com. October 31, 2006.

• I want our enemies to understand that don't think that their violent acts are going to cause this president to leave before the job is done. And I want our troops to understand we respect them and that the sacrifices they make are noble and necessary for peace.

  George W. Bush

  Jobs, Sacrifice, Thinking

  "President Bush Discusses Midterms; War on Terror Strategy With Sean Hannity". "Hannity & Colmes", www.foxnews.com. October 31, 2006.

• I believe that we will succeed in Iraq, because, one, the Iraqis want to live in a free society. And, two, that the Iraqis want to take the fight to the enemy. And people want me to put a timetable on things; that's a huge mistake. Putting a timetable on this - on our stay there in Iraq simply emboldens the enemy and discourages our friends.

  George W. Bush

  Mistake, Believe, Fighting

  Source: www.theguardian.com

• When it comes time to protecting the homeland, the United States of America must be right 100 percent of the time. And the enemy, which desires to strike us again, only has to be right once.

  George W. Bush

  America, Enemy, Desire

  "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, www.nbcnews.com. October 31, 2006.

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