In response to a reporter’s comment on July 2, 2003, that attacks against U.S. forces were on the rise in Iraq, President Bush responded: ” ‘There are some who feel like–that the conditions are such that they can attack us there.’ He swung his arm across his chest emphatically as he spoke. ‘My answer is, ‘Bring ’em on.’ We’ve got the force necessary to deal with the security situation.’ ”
– Bob Woodward, State of Denial, Page 229