President George W. Bush, when signing the wartime supplemental, HR 3289 – the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, said: “The strategy of America and our allies is equally clear. We are employing targeted and decisive force against the killers. We’re training and equipping Iraqis and Afghans to defend their own nations. We’re helping the Iraqi and Afghan people build just and democratic governments. And we will meet our duties until the job is done. The terrorists and their supporters have had many setbacks in the last two years. They have lost many leaders, many training camps and two countries. And we will not relent until they are fully and finally defeated. The legislation I’m about to sign commits $87 billion to America’s global offensive against terror. More than $65 billion of these new funds will pay for ongoing military operations. We’re supporting such basic military necessities as air, rail, and sea transportation for American and coalition troops to the theaters of action.”
– Transcript, “President Signs Wartime Supplemental,” George W. Bush – White House Archives online, Accessed on 7/27/2016