George W. Bush Army Quotations

There are limits to the smiles and scowls of diplomacy. Armies and missiles are not stopped by stiff notes of condemnation. They are held in check by strength and purpose and the promise of swift punishment.

I don't know why you're talking about Sweden. They're the neutral one. They don't have an army.

The all-volunteer army works. It works particularly when we pay our troops well.

We don't need mass armies anymore. We replace it with more effective equipment.

It's the Afghan national army that went into Najaf and did the work there.

We waited for Congress to act. They couldn't act on the issue. So I just went ahead and signed an executive order which will unleash - [applause] - which says the federal agencies will not discriminate against faith-based programs. They ought to welcome the armies of compassion as opposed to turning them away.

We should fund the armies of compassion, we should not discriminate against faith-based programs.

Today, the government of a free Afghanistan is fighting terror, Pakistan is capturing terrorist leaders, Saudi Arabia is making raids and arrests, Libya is dismantling its weapons programs, the army of a free Iraq is fighting for freedom, and more than three-quarters of al-Qaida's key members and associates have been detained or killed. We have led, many have joined, and America and the world are safer.

An all-volunteer army is best suited to fight the new wars of the 21st century.