Presidential Speeches & RemarksPresident George W. Bush's featured speeches and remarks.President Bush Meets with Senior U.S. Department of Defense Officials on Iraq - December 13, 2006- December 13, 2006 President Bush on Wednesday said, "While the enemy is far from being defeated, there should be no doubt in anybody's mind that every day and night, the Iraqi government and our brave men and women of the Armed Forces are taking the fight to the enemy that in spite of the fact that I am conducting a strategic review of the best way forward in Iraq, there are a lot of operations taking place, day and night."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061213-5.html President Bush Meets with Vice President Hashemi of Iraq - December 12, 2006- December 12, 2006 President Bush on Tuesday said, "The Vice President suffered unspeakable violence in his family. He's lost loved ones to violent action. And, yet, in spite of his grief and in spite of pain in his heart, he was willing to work for a united Iraq and a peaceful Iraq an Iraq that can govern itself and sustain itself and defend itself a free Iraq that will be an ally in the war against extremists and radicals."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061212-2.html President Bush Meets with Senior State Department Officials on Iraq - December 11, 2006- December 11, 2006 President Bush on Monday said, "We talked about a lot of things. We talked about what's taking place on the ground in Iraq, particularly from the perspective of the State Department. I must tell you, there are some fantastic, brave souls who are heading PRTs, provincial reconstruction teams. These are our civilian components on the ground there in Iraq. And we got a briefing from Baghdad with one of our PRT leaders here in Washington about the challenges and the tasks to help this Iraqi...http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061211-2.html President Bush meets with President Mbeki of South Africa - December 8, 2006- December 8, 2006 President Bush on Friday said, "We talked about a lot of issues. We talked about Iran, we talked about the Middle East, we talked about our bilateral relations and his government's commitment to fighting HIV AIDS and our willingness to provide over $600 million to the folks in South Africa to help deal with this terrible pandemic."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061208-6.html President Meets with the Bicameral Congressional Leadership - December 8, 2006- December 8, 2006 President Bush on Friday said, "I assured the leaders that the White House door will be open when the new Congress shows up. And I think we ought to meet on a regular basis I believe there's consensus for that. And the reason you meet on a regular basis is so that the American people can know that we're working hard to find common ground."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061208.html President Bush Meets with British Prime Minister Tony Blair - December 7, 2006- December 7, 2006 President Bush on Thursday said, "We stand together because we understand the only way to secure a lasting peace for our children and grandchildren is to defeat the extremist ideologies and help the ideology of hope, democracy, prevail. We know the only way to secure peace for ourselves is to help millions of moms and dads across the Middle East build what our citizens already have societies based on liberty that will allow their children to grow up in peace and opportunity."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061207-1.html President Bush Attends Lighting of the National Christmas Tree - December 7, 2006- December 7, 2006 President Bush on Thursday said, "During the Christmas season we seek to reflect that love in our lives. Millions of Americans will celebrate at home in fellowship with friends and family. Millions will reach out with a compassionate hand to help brothers and sisters in need. And all will give thanks to the bonds of love and affection that bring fulfillment to our lives and the hope of peace around the world."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061207-6.html President Bush Receives Report from the Iraq Study Group - December 6, 2006- December 6, 2006 President Bush on Wednesday said, "This report gives a very tough assessment of the situation in Iraq. It is a report that brings some really very interesting proposals, and we will take every proposal seriously and we will act in a timely fashion. We can achieve long lasting peace for this country, and it requires tough work. It also requires a strategy that will be effective. And we've got men and women of both political parties around this table who spent a lot of time thinking about the way.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061206.html President Bush Welcomes President Arias of Costa Rica to the White House - December 6, 2006- December 6, 2006 President Bush on Wednesday said, "Mr. President, welcome. I'm glad to welcome you back to the White House. I appreciate the very important discussions we had. Our discussions started with the bilateral relationship between the United States and Costa Rica. It is an important relationship. It's an important relationship when it comes to trade, it's an important relationship when it comes to interchanges between our governments and our peoples."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061206-3.html President Bush Meets with Members of Congress - December 6, 2006- December 6, 2006 President Bush on Wednesday said, "I want to work with the Congress, I want to work with people in both parties, so that we can send a message to the American people that the struggle for freedom, the struggle for our security is not the purview of one party over the other. It's really important for the American people to know that there are people of goodwill here in town willing to set aside politics and focus on the security of this country and the peace of the world."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061206-7.html |