Courage and Hope

Bin Laden and his band of killers offer nothing but pain and suffering to a world where they have consigned the world's billions of non-Muslims as "infidels" and labeled the vast majority of Muslims who abhor their words and deeds as "heretics." They cause death, but create nothing, and offer no future except for a nightmare of violence and evil.

In the end, their monument will be as lasting as a footprint in the desert.

The United States, with its coalition partners, will fight the sustained, unrelenting, multifaceted battle necessary to defeat global terrorism. Together with the world community, we will prevail.

But the United States also will not allow the shadow of terrorism to hijack its efforts to address other foreign policy challenges of the 21st century.

As America and the world rebuild from the ashes of September 2001, the United States will continue to offer leadership and a vision of hope, stability, freedom, and economic opportunity for all peoples.

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