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Every nation has to either be with us, or against us. Those who harbor terrorists, or who finance them, are going to pay a price.

The United States has to have the capability to deal with more than one enemy at one time and be able to confront them and win.

Paradoxically, the United States' determination to protect its troops can be self-defeating. Allies and adversaries see U.S. forces living in secure compounds, eating fancy chow and minimizing their exposure to potential terrorist assaults.

The American people are so much stronger, so much more resolved than any enemy can fully understand.

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

And, perhaps most importantly, regional conflicts will again and again confront us with a cruel choice between costly engagement and costly indifference.

War is not cheap, but it's the human cost that's the highest.

There's been a deliberate and systematic effort to convey to countries around the world, friends and foes, that if they cross the United States there's a price to pay.

Too often in the past, U.S. leaders have forced Israel to pay the price for American strategic interests in the Middle East - through concessions in the peace process as well as passivity in the face of Iraqi attacks.

It's customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.