Joseph Biden actually said...
Fifteen months into the surge, we have gone from drowning to treading water. We're still spending $3 billion every week and we're still losing -- thank God it's less -- but 30 to 40 American lives every month. We can't keep treading water without exhausting ourselves. But that's what the president seem to be asking us to do.
Context
Joe Biden critiques the ongoing situation in Iraq, emphasizing the continued loss of American lives and the unsustainable nature of the current strategy.
04/07/2008