This debate is occurring because of, umm, the Supreme Court's ruling that said that, uhh, we must conduct ourselves under the Common Article III of the Geneva Convention. And that Common Article III says that there, you know, will be no outrages upon human dignity. Uhh, it's, uhh, it's, it's a, like, it's very vague. What does that mean? Outrages upon human dignity. Tha, tha, that's a statement that, uhh, is, is wide open to interpretation.
-- If Dubya needs to have "outrages upon human dignity" explained to him, we're a lot worse off than we all feared. White House, Sep. 15, 2006
I would hope people aren't trying to rewrite the history of Saddam Hussein -- all of a sudden, he becomes kind of a benevolent fellow. He's a dangerous man. And one of the reasons he was declared a state sponsor of terror was because that's what he was. He harbored terrorists. He paid for families of suicide bombers. Never have I said that Saddam Hussein gave orders to attack 9/11.
-- Apparently "9/11" has been attacked... White House, Sep. 15, 2006
There -- it's -- you know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.
-- Yes, we've been noticing... Interview with Katie Couric (CBS News), White House, Sep. 6, 2006
In some cases, we determine that individuals we have captured pose a significant threat, or may have intelligence that we and our allies need to have to prevent new attacks. Many are al Qaeda operatives or Taliban fighters trying to conceal their identities, and they withhold information that could save American lives. In these cases, it has been necessary to move these individuals to an environment where they can be held secretly, questioned by experts, and -- when appropriate -- prosecuted for terrorist acts.
-- The White House website marked "secretly" with the [sic] notation, so apparently Dubya was supposed to say "securely" or something else less accurate than what he said. White House, Sep. 6, 2006
I'll explain the strategy we're pursuing to protect America, by defeating the terrorists on the battlefield, and defeating their hateful ideology in the battle of ideas. The terrorists who attacked us on September the 11th, 2001, are men without conscience -- but they're not madmen. They kill in the name of a clear and focused ideology, a set of beliefs that are evil, but not insane.
-- Speaking in direct contradiction with statements he's made at least four times in the past, Washington, D.C., Sep. 5, 2006
It's important to have members of the United States Senate who understand the call of history and are willing to stand strong in the face of an enemy who is relenting.
-- Wrong word, Dubya. This one means the opposite of what you were probably trying to say. Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 31, 2006