But we did so in response to the President's comments to the Nation on the 10th of this month, and I read from his transcript:
You are being asked to square the circle, to find a military solution to a political crisis.
I think we have arrived at a point where in fact we do need to help them a bit more in providing security.
You were a young officer following our defeat in the Vietnam War. Would you contemplate the effects of defeat in Iraq as...
I wish General Petraeus the very best.
Victory is achieved when the populace consents to the government's legitimacy and stops actively and passively supportin...
I do believe at this point that our presence can help and is needed.
Will all five brigades be massed simultaneously or is there some other plan to have all five brigades move more slowly i...
Are you confident that they will be?
Do you understand the command and control relationships between the American and Iraqi forces in this new plan? I am ver...
You are fairly familiar with the Iraqi leadership. You have known these individuals. Based on your experience with them,...