Terry Moran, a member of the press, questioned if going to war with Iraq would simply be creating more terrorists. President George W. Bush replied: “Well, that’s like saying we should not go after al Qaeda because we might irritate somebody and that would create a danger to Americans. My attitude is you got to deal with terrorism in a firm way. And if they see threats you deal with them in all different kinds of ways. The only way, in my judgment, to deal with Saddam Hussein is to bring the international community together to convince him to disarm.”
– Transcript, “President Outlines Priorities,” George W. Bush – White House Archives online, Accessed on 7/14/2016