The parties to the plan have agreed to this role and have provided assurances on the safety of our forces.

If they're shot at, will they be withdrawn immediately? Yes. Yes.

Our purpose will be to assist the Lebanese Armed Forces in carrying out their responsibility for ensuring the departure of PLO leaders, officers, and combatants in Beirut from Lebanese territory under safe and orderly conditions.

You have succeeded against staggering odds.

You have your country's gratitude for a great and difficult job well done.

Let me also add a word to those who voted against this measure.

This vote does not mark the end of the crusade to get our country's economy moving again, but it is an important milestone.

I think the economy is going to continue to improve.

No, I don't think it's going to hurt anyone in November, frankly.

We're all Americans.

We all want to get the American economy moving.

I've come out of the meetings as an optimist.