"Thanks for getting them interested in baseball, America's greatest sport."
"Most Americans want to see two things in Iraq: They want to see our troops succeed, and they want to see our troops begin to come home."
"I brought in outside experts to hear their ideas."
"The interim report released this week finds that the Iraqis have made satisfactory progress in eight areas."
"It would mean surrendering the future of Iraq to Al Qaida, risking a humanitarian catastrophe."
"Our strategy is built on the premise that progress on security will pave the way for political progress."
"We are starting to take the initiative away from Al Qaida and aiding the rise of an Iraqi Government that can protect its people."
"Most Iraqis want to live in peace."
"What happens in Iraq matters to the United States of America."
"An Iraq that can self-govern, provide basic services to its people, and be an ally in the war on terror will mean that all of us have accepted a great challenge and laid a foundation of peace for our ..."
"Much of the progress we are seeing is the result of the work of our Provincial Reconstruction Teams."
"A violent, chaotic Iraq will affect our security at home."
"If you're a hog farmer, you're getting tired of seeing the corn prices go up. If you're a corn farmer, it's a nice feeling to see the prices go up."
"I don't think Congress ought to be running the war, I think they ought to be funding our troops."
"The bottom line is that this is the preliminary report. I'm not making excuses, but it is hard. And I don't think Congress ought to be running the war. I think they ought to be funding our troops."
"I'm not making excuses. But it is hard."
"It's -- it's run its course. And now we're going to move on."
"The bottom line is that this is a preliminary report. I'm not making any excuses, but it is hard. I don't think Congress ought to be running the war. I think they ought to be funding our troops."
