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A terrorist network that believes a nation so tested will fold under pressure of a few horrific acts may capture its attention, but will not achieve its submission.

The United Nations should become a proactive agent in the dissemination of democratic principles.

It is not enough to tackle the mechanics of terror organizations. We must also tackle the situations that create terrorists. We desperately need to address the frustration, the loss and the despair that drive some to these actions.

Terrorists, in ungoverned spaces, disseminate poisonous propaganda and training materials to attract troubled souls around the world to their cause.

It's because we need to determine who in this country is poised, positioned to commit terrorist acts.

We must find out where the roots of terrorism lie.

Much has been accomplished during the last year in the campaign against terrorism. This struggle will require vigilance, perseverance and sacrifice for many years to come.

Bringing democratic control to the conduct of foreign policy requires a struggle merely to force the issue onto the public agenda.

The fight against terror is a common imperative for democracies and must become so for all nations.

Now the fact that terrorists throughout the world see this as an opportunity to defeat the United States, we have to be - and every Democratic candidate, even those who opposed us going in, now say we just simply can't cut and run.