He has many years of experience in this field.

He wanted to let them know he was thinking of them and their families throughout this holiday, and the American people are behind them.

The president wished them a Merry Christmas and thanked them for their service to our country. He just wanted to tell them that he was thinking of them and their families at this holiday season and that the American people were behind them and supported their efforts overseas.

The Caterpillar plant invited us to come. As you can imagine, the president gets invited to a lot of places.

It appears that the level of violence was well below the last election.

Today's vote deals a severe blow to the ambitions of the terrorists and sends a clear message to the world that the people of Iraq will decide the future of their country through peaceful elections, not violent insurgency.

The administration will aggressively fight the war on terror in an effort to protect the American people while at the same time upholding the civil liberties of the American people. The president is doing both of these things and will continue to do both of these things.

We have received the resignation letter from Duran, effective on August 31, and today the president designated Carlos Marin to be acting United States commissioner.

He thanked them for their service to our country. And wanted to let them know ... that the American people are behind them and support them.