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Cheney, Bush, Hastart

Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ): "I am continuing and I am increasing the search for every possible path to peace."

Ronald Reagan: "We maintain our strength in order to deter and defend aggression - to preserve freedom and peace."

George Bush I: "Our desire for peace..."

Bill Clinton: "The United States wants peace..."

George Bush II: "We seek peace. We strive for peace..."

Bill O'Reilly: "We expect every American to support our military, and if they can't do that, to shut up."

Barack Obama

"She made a similar argument when she said her vote for war was based on her experience on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. But here's the stark reality: There's a security gap in this country. A gap in rhetoric of those who claim to be tough on national security and the reality of growing insecurity caused by their decisions. A gap between Washington experience and the wisdom of Washington's judgments. A gap between the rhetoric of those who tout their support for our troops and the over burdened state of our military and the enormous stresses of our military families.

Young John McCain

"Mr. President, there is no reason for the United States of America to remain in Somalia. The American people want them home. I believe the majority of Congress wants them home. And to set an artificial date of March 31st or even February 1st, In my view is not acceptable.

"The criteria should be to bring them home as safely and as rapidly as possible. An abolition that I think could be completed in a matter of weeks. The American people did not support the goals of nation-building, peace-making, law and order, and certainly not war-lord running. To get into law-and-order, nation-building, etcetera, I think is a tragic and terrible mistake..."

Barack & Chris

Barack Obama: "I'm in this race because I'm tired of hearing about Jena. I'm tired of reading about nooses. I'm tired of hearing about a Justice Department that doesn't understand justice.

"When I am president of the United States, we will have a Civil Rights division that actually is investigating crimes. We will have a Civil Rights division that is enforcing voting rights. We will have a Civil Rights division that believes in justice and equality for all Americans because the president of the United States will believe in justice and equality for all Americans.

"And by the way, your next president will actually believe in the Constitution of the United States of American and will uphold that constitution. That's why I'm in this race.

"I'm in this race because I'm tired of Democrats thinking that the only way to look tough on national security is to act and vote and talk like a George Bush Republican...."