the status quo is not acceptable.
Therefore, the status quo is not acceptable?
We needed more troops. We needed it very badly.
We are not winning the war in Iraq; is that correct?
The dirty little secret is that we don't have enough troops. We need to enlarge the size of the Army and the Marine Corps.
I have always said we needed more troops in Iraq.
We'd love to see more troops there.
We needed more troops. We need it very badly.
Senator John McCain has said that the Iraqi government needs to break the back of the Mehdi army and bring down Sadr.
I've always said we needed more troops in Iraq and obviously most people agree with that now in retrospect.