One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror

''Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?''

—George W. Bush, Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000

''You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.''

—President George W. Bush, interview with CBS News' Katie Couric, Sept. 6, 2006

''There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.''

—President George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002.