Terrorists oppose nations such as the United States and Australia not because of what we have done but because of who we are and because of the values that we hold in common.

In 1967 with the support of party power brokers John Carrick and Eric Willis he was endorsed as candidate for the marginal suburban state seat of Drummoyne held by ALP member Reg Coady. In May 2003 Howard made an overnight stay at Bush's Prairie Chapel Ranch in Texas after which Bush said that Howard ".

He was Leader of the Liberal Party and Coalition Opposition from 1985 to 1989 which included the 1987 federal election against Bob Hawke. Howard's coalition government was defeated at the 2007 election by the Labor Party led by Kevin Rudd.