While air power is essential, it alone cannot bring the results we seek. The United States—in conjunction with our NATO allies and more Arab partners—will need to increase our presence on the ground,” Bush said during a speech at The Citadel military college.
“Radical Islamic terrorists have declared war on the western world. Their aim is our total destruction. We can’t withdraw from this threat, nor negotiate with it,” Bush said. “We have but one choice: to defeat it.”