A QUOTATION TO REMEMBER IN COMING MONTHS ...

 

"But now that I'm on Iran ... the threat from Iran is, of course, their stated objective to destroy our strong ally Israel. That's a threat, a serious threat. It's a threat to world peace; it's a threat, in essence, to a strong alliance. I made it clear, I'll make it clear again, that we will use
military might to protect our ally, Israel ... "

 

— GEORGE W. BUSH, speaking on March 8, 2006 before the City Club
at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel,
in answer to a question about the role
of Judeo-Christian apocalypticism in shaping US foreign policy