We are bloody impatient. And the problem is Iraqis' political leadership.

The fact of the matter is, partition is not a good idea, but autonomy is necessary. It's called for in their constitution.

The fact of the matter is, absent a political solution, none of this matters. And a political solution requires more autonomy in the regions that they've already voted for in their constitution.

Can we still win? Yes, I believe we can.

I don't think we need it. I don't think we need it. I don't favor it.

We must tell the Iraqis that we would begin starting in four to six months a phase reduction of our troops.

At the moment, I am not auditioning for the job. What I am going -- undergoing is a process to look at how I can be best, most useful to the American people.

But I think the important thing is not experienced per se, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney had the best resumes from Washington and initiated a fiasco in Iraq, but rather, does someone have the judgment necessary to learn from experience…

We should be under no illusions. There is chaos in Iraq at the moment.

Absolutely. I think -- I think the American people, at their core, are a decent people. I think that we still have prejudice in our midst, but I think that the vast majority of Americans are willing -- are willing to judge people on the…

That is the true genius of America. A faith -- a faith in simple dreams. An insistence on small miracles. That we can tuck in our children at night and know that they're fed and clothed and safe from harm.

But you know, we can come together and try to solve a real problem for America.

Hope is not a strategy.

Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals, all to come together and say, you know what, getting everyone health insurance is so important.

... that stay the course is not a strategy for success in Iraq.

We have made a great many mistakes in this war. And history will hold us to account for them, just as the voters did last week.

We were elected to reduce the size of government and enlarge the sphere of free and private enterprise. We increased the size of government and the false hope that we could bribe the public into keeping us in office. And the people…

The day after 9/11 we should have begun to increase significantly the size of the Army and Marine corps. But we did not.