When did George W Bush say that the United States would do "whatever
it takes" to win the war on terror or to capture Osama Bin Laden, if
ever? I am looking for the specific phrase "whatever it takes" in a
quote with a relation to the war on terror to include in a thesis and
I just want
to make sure this is not some figment of my imagination and to
accurately quote him. Thank you for your help Mark Robb

Hello Mark,

The following is an excerpt of a speech made by George Bush where he
states "we will do whatever it takes".

15 September 2001 
Transcript: Bush Says U.S. Will Do "Whatever It Takes" to Defeat Terrorists 
(Sept. 15: Bush, Powell, Ashcroft at Camp David) 

"Opening a meeting of top national security advisors at the
presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland, President Bush said
September 15 that his administration will dedicate itself to winning
the war against the terrorists who have declared war on America."
(...)
""None of us could have envisioned the barbaric acts of these
terrorists," Bush said. "But they have stirred up the might of the
American people, and we're going to get them, no matter what it
takes."
"This act will not stand; we will find those who did it; we will smoke
them out of their holes; we will get them running and we'll bring them
to justice. We will not only deal with those who dare attack America,
we will deal with those who harbor them and feed them and house them,"
the President said."
(...)
"Our hope, of course, is that they make no sacrifice whatsoever. We
would like to see life return to normal in America. But these people
have declared war on us and we will do whatever it takes to make sure
that we're safe internally. So, therefore, people may not be able to
board flights as quickly. Our borders are tighter than they've ever
been before. We're taken a variety of measures to make sure that the
American people are safe, just as the Attorney General spoke about."
(...)
"Q: How long do you envision --
THE PRESIDENT: The definition is, whatever it takes."

END 9:28 A.M. EDT

You can read the transcript of the speech in its entirety at the following sites:

Glabal Security
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2001/09/mil-010915-usia-01.htm

U.S. Embassy Islamabad
http://usembassy.state.gov/islamabad/wwwh01091601.html

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More excerpts of speeches where George Bush uses the phrase "whatever it takes":

Excerpt: Bush Says U.S. Will Hunt Down Terrorists 
(Calls Taliban one of history's most repressive, evil regimes)  

January 11, 2002  

"...Those who struck America think they can run and hide.  It's
interesting -- I find it amazing that the al Qaeda leaders are more
than willing to convince some of their brethren to commit suicide;
yet, they, themselves hide in caves. (Laughter.) And that's why this
phase of the war is dangerous -- because we're going to hunt them
down. They think they can hide, but this patient nation will do
whatever it takes to bring them to justice. And when we do, the world
will be better for it.  (Applause.)"

U.S. Embassy Islamabad
http://usembassy.state.gov/islamabad/wwwh02011101.html

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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 5, 2002 

President Holds Town Hall Forum on Economy in California 
Remarks by the President in Town Hall Meeting with Citizens of Ontario
Ontario Convention Center
Ontario, California 

10:00 A.M. PS 

"The American people are patient, very patient -- and for that, I'm
grateful. I appreciate so very much the fact that the Americans from
all walks of life have stepped back and have figured out that this is
going to require a lot of effort and energy to succeed in our war
against terror. And I want to thank you for your patience. We're now
in a dangerous phase of the first front in the war against terror.
Because of the terrain in Afghanistan and because there's still
hostile elements, we're pursuing our objective cave by cave. You see,
the people that tend to send young, innocent boys to their death in
the name of Allah want to save their own skins by hiding in caves. And
I've told the world, just like I've told our military, we will do
whatever it takes to bring them to justice. (Applause.)"
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/01/20020105-3.html


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Rainbow

The researcher not only gave me one qoute involving the phrase
"whatever it takes" but three quotes. Thank you very much