"We're choking off their financing, disrupting operations, we've killed or captured hundreds..."

Bush focused on successes achieved since the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in the United States.

"Around the world, we're driving the terrorists from their safe havens. We are choking off their financing. We are severely disrupting their operations," Bush said.

"Together with our allies, we've killed or captured hundreds of Al-Qaeda leaders and operatives, including the architect of the September the 11th attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed."

Bush also justified the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

After the September 11 attacks US officials "reexamined the danger posed by Iraq, a country that combined support for terror, the development and use of weapons of mass destruction, aggression against its neighbors, routine attacks on American forces (and) systemic violations of UN resolutions," Bush said.

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