"I say, I listen to all voices, but mine is the final decision. And Don Rumsfeld is doing a fine job. He's not only transforming the military, he's fighting a war on terror. He's helping us fight a war on terror. I have strong confidence in Don Rumsfeld. I hear the voices, and I read the front page, and I know the speculation. But I'm the decider, and I decide what is best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense."Bush on December 31, 2002 saying we're NOT heading to war in Iraq:
BUSH: You say we're headed to war in Iraq, I don't know why you say that. I hope we're not headed to war in Iraq. I'm the person that gets to decide, not you. And I hope that this can be done peacefully. We've got a military presence there to remind Saddam Hussein, however, that when I say we will lead a coalition of the willing to disarm him if he chooses not to disarm, I mean it.Would you like some cheese with that whine?
