Scott McClellan: “The issue here is whether or not someone leaked classified information.”

The delivery of those government services and benefits to the people who have been affected, that's a high priority for us right now.

He and his advisers confused the propaganda campaign with the high level of candor and honesty so fundamentally needed to build and then sustain public support during a time of war.

We are going to do what is necessary to protect the American people. We are also going to do so in a way that adheres to our laws and to our values. We have made that very clear.

War should only be waged when necessary, and the Iraq war was not necessary.