That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We must maintain strong defenses, military and spiritual.
Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?
We have to remain vigilant, and we have to continue to take the fight to the terrorist.
We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.
And we ask the American people to play an important part of our layered defense. We ask for cooperation, patience and a commitment to vigilance in the face of a determined enemy.
So we are fulfilling our task in preventing serious armament stocks in Iraq within our possibilities.
We have to make sure that we are a force for peace and stability in the world, and that we're prepared to defend freedom and the security of the American people.
We are twice armed if we fight with faith.
Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout Iraq.
What we can control is our readiness.