President George W. Bush during a speaking event with small business owners in the Rose Garden: “This government is acting to protect the American people from the threats of a new era. In Iraq, the regime of Saddam Hussein is no more. (Applause.) A month ago — one month ago — that country was a prison to its people, a haven for terrorists, an arsenal of weapons that endangered the world. Today, the world is safer. The terrorists have lost an ally. The Iraqi people are regaining control of their own destiny. These are good days in the history of freedom.”
– Transcript, “President Discusses the Economy with Small Business Owners,” George W. Bush – White House Archives online, Accessed on 7/18/2016