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As you know, I've made the tough decision to commit American troops
into harm's way. It's the toughest decision a President can ever
make, but I want you to know that I tried diplomacy -- in other
words, a President has got to be able to say to the American people,
diplomacy didn't work.
[This is] a war that declares a new declaration, that says if you
harbor a terrorist you're just as guilty as the terrorist.
I can look you in the eye and tell you I
feel I've tried to solve the problem diplomatically to the max, and
would have committed troops both in Afghanistan and Iraq knowing
what I know today.
I strongly believe what we're doing is
the right thing. If I didn't believe it -- I'm going to repeat what
I said before -- I'd pull the troops out, nor if I believed we could
win, I would pull the troops out.
I've come to realize that the nature of the German people are such
that war is very abhorrent, that Germany is a country now that is --
no matter where they sit on the political spectrum, Germans are --
just don't like war. And I can understand that.
I was not pleased that Hamas has refused
to announce its desire to destroy Israel.
I'm
the decider, and I decide what
is best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the
Secretary of Defense.
If the Iranians were to have a nuclear
weapon they could proliferate.
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