I'm just a simple president.

Yes, he said it. And we're pretty sure he wasn't lying.

But then again, when it comes to the ways in which waterboarding has protected America, he also said this.

And for those who criticize what we did in the past, I ask them, which attack would they rather have not permitted — stopped?

And, a lot, about civil liberties:

I would say that they want to be very careful that we don't overstep our bounds from protecting the civil liberties of Americans. And I understand that, a lot.

And he said this about the economy, though while it could be applied to the US economy, it's really his thoughts on Iran:

We respect you as a people but it's your government that has made the decisions that are causing you the economic pain that you're now having inside your country.

And this about, future history?

It's very hard to write the future history of America before the current history hasn't been fully written.

This all from an interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News, proving once again that Bush doesn't have the courage to face a real reporter, nor the sense to keep his mouth shut when he doesn't know what he's talking about.

Here's a video of his comments on the legality of waterboarding.