--- title: "8 Leaving Quotes By George W. Bush" description: "8 Leaving quotes by George W. Bush. Plus more from George W. Bush and more Leaving sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b57/george-w-bush-64_abandoned_it-would-send-an-unbelievably-terrible-s_639992.jpg" --- > [It would send an unbelievably terrible signal to reformers across the region. It would say we've abandoned our desire to change the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/it-would-send-an-unbelievably-terrible-signal-to-reformers-across-the/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b57/george-w-bush-64_abandoned_it-would-send-an-unbelievably-terrible-s_639992.jpg) > [Iran aggressively pursues these weapons and exports terror, while an unelected few repress the Iranian people's hope for freedom. The Iraqi regime…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/iran-aggressively-pursues-these-weapons-and-exports-terror-while-an/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/george-w-bush-64_anthrax_iran-aggressively-pursues-these-weapons_815751.jpg) > [If you say, "Are you going to change your strategic objective?", it means you're leaving before the mission is complete, and we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/if-you-say-are-you-going-to-change-your-strategic-objective-it-means/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/649/george-w-bush-64_goals_if-you-say-are-you-going-to-change-your_1514544.jpg) > [The question is: How do we succeed in Iraq? And you don't succeed by leaving before the mission is complete, like some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/the-question-is-how-do-we-succeed-in-iraq-and-you-don-t-succeed-by/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5b/george-w-bush-64_goals_the-question-is-how-do-we-succeed-in-ira_2282778.jpg) > [The Pentagon is constantly adjusting tactics because they have the flexibility from the White House to do so. The strategy is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/the-pentagon-is-constantly-adjusting-tactics-because-they-have-the/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e1/george-w-bush-64_achieve_the-pentagon-is-constantly-adjusting-tac_2529110.jpg) > [What matters is that in this Iraq campaign that we clarify the different points of view. And there are a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/what-matters-is-that-in-this-iraq-campaign-that-we-clarify-the/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/george-w-bush-64_action_what-matters-is-that-in-this-iraq-campai_2837657.jpg) > [There's a fundamental difference between many of the Democrats and my party. And that is: They want to leave before the job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/there-s-a-fundamental-difference-between-many-of-the-democrats-and-my/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/539/george-w-bush-64_american-people_there-s-a-fundamental-difference-between_2902958.jpg) > [”I favor leaving up to a woman and her doctor the abortion question.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-favor-leaving-up-to-a-woman-and-her-doctor-the-abortion-question/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a27/george-w-bush-64_abortion_i-favor-leaving-up-to-a-woman-and-her-do_3124226.jpg) ## Other authors on Leaving ## More by George W. Bush > [Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. These immigrants have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/throughout-our-history-the-words-of-the-declaration-have-inspired/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [I recognize I am essentially a failed human being in the sense that I can't possibly live up to the expectations of an Almighty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-recognize-i-am-essentially-a-failed-human-being-in-the-sense-that-i/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [We will make sure our troops have all that is necessary to complete their missions. That's why I went to the Congress last September…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/we-will-make-sure-our-troops-have-all-that-is-necessary-to-complete/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [God speaks through me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/god-speaks-through-me/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/for-diplomacy-to-be-effective-words-must-be-credible-and-no-one-can/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/you-can-fool-some-of-the-people-all-the-time-and-those-are-the-ones/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [If you take all the food aid, America is by far the most generous country. If you take the direct aid, we're very generous.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/if-you-take-all-the-food-aid-america-is-by-far-the-most-generous/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/the-tyrant-has-fallen-and-iraq-is-free/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [“One of our energy strategies is to increase the CAFE standards to 35 miles per hour..”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/one-of-our-energy-strategies-is-to-increase-the-cafe-standards-to-35/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [There's a lot that I want to accomplish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/there-s-a-lot-that-i-want-to-accomplish/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [If he's - the inference is that somehow he thinks slavery is a - is a noble institution I would - I would strongly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/if-he-s-the-inference-is-that-somehow-he-thinks-slavery-is-a-is-a/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [My answer is bring 'em on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/my-answer-is-bring-em-on/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [On 9-11, we discovered that we cannot escape from the world. To me personally, this was a life-changing experience, and I realized, as did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/on-9-11-we-discovered-that-we-cannot-escape-from-the-world-to-me/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [As Americans, we want peace - we work and sacrifice for peace. But there can be no peace if our security depends on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/as-americans-we-want-peace-we-work-and-sacrifice-for-peace-but-there/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Chanukah.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-couldn-t-imagine-somebody-like-osama-bin-laden-understanding-the/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/leaving/george-w-bush/#itemlist", "name": "8 Leaving Quotes By George W. Bush", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It would send an unbelievably terrible signal to reformers across the region. It would say we've abandoned our desire to change the conditions that create terror. 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