'We must … go out and meet the enemy before he reaches our shores. We must defeat him before he attacks us, before our cities are laid to waste'

David Stout:

In robustly defending his own foreign policy before a nation of skeptics, [George W] Bush invoked the memory of Mackenzie King, Canada's prime minister during World War II.

"Of course, we should protect our coasts and strengthen our ports and cities against attack," Mr. Bush said, recalling King's words. "The prime minister went on to say, 'We must also go out and meet the enemy before he reaches our shores. We must defeat him before he attacks us, before our cities are laid to waste.' "