“There are some who feel like that if they attack us that we may decide to leave prematurely. They don't understand what they're talking about, if that's the case. Let me finish. There are some who feel like that, you know, the conditions are such that they can attack us there. My answer is bring them on.”
-- President George Bush, July 2, 2003
"Our military is confronting the terrorists, along with our allies, in Iraq and Afghanistan so that innocent civilians will not have to confront terrorist violence in Washington or London or anywhere else in the world."
-- Vice President Dick Cheney, September 17, 2003
“If the terrorists leave us alone in Iraq, fine, he said. But if they come and get us, even better. Far more advantageous to fight terror using trained soldiers in Iraq than trying to defend civilians in New York or London.”
-- Andrew Sullivan, September 6, 2003
“[W]e are defending the peace by taking the fight to the enemy -- confronting them overseas so we do not have to confront them here at home.”
-- White House Fact Sheet, “Three Years of Progress in the War on Terror,” September 11, 2004
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Q: Wilson now believes that the person who did this was Karl Rove... Did Karl Rove tell that...
A: I haven't heard that. That's just totally ridiculous. But we've already addressed this issue. If I could find out who anonymous people were, I would. I just said, it's totally ridiculous.
Q: But did Karl Rove do it?
A: I said, it's totally ridiculous.
-- Scott McClellan, answering questions about Rove's involvement in the Plame leak, Sept. 16, 2003
Q: You said this morning, quote, "The president knows that Karl Rove wasn't involved." How does he know that?
A: Well, I've made it very clear that it was a ridiculous suggestion in the first place. ... I've said that it's not true. ... And I have spoken with Karl Rove.
-- Scott McClellan, Sept. 29, 2003
Q: Earlier this week you told us that neither Karl Rove, Elliot Abrams nor Lewis Libby disclosed any classified information with regard to the leak. I wondered if you could tell us more specifically whether any of them told any reporter that Valerie Plame worked for the CIA?
A: I spoke with those individuals, as I pointed out, and those individuals assured me they were not involved in this. And that's where it stands.
-- Scott McClellan, Oct. 10, 2003
Listen, I know of nobody -- I don't know of anybody in my administration who leaked classified information. If somebody did leak classified information, I'd like to know it, and we'll take the appropriate action.
-- President George Bush, Sept. 30, 2003
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