"I called for him being fired a year ago. I called for him being fired nine months ago. I called for him being fired three months ago."
"Imagine what would happen if it were announced tomorrow in the headlines of the papers of in America and throughout the world that Rumsfeld was fired. It would energize -- energize -- the rest of the ..."
"Yes, he should step down."
"I no longer believe you."
"The hard truth is that our large military presence in Iraq is both necessary and increasingly counterproductive."
"Absolutely not. I don't think that you see -- I wouldn't call the vote of Bill Frist and the vote of -- of Republican conservative Chairman Warner as cut-and-run. We're saying, Mr. President, give us ..."
"Not with that kind of rhetoric. He doesn't speak for me with that kind of rhetoric. And I don't think he speaks for the majority of Democrats."
"And the time for diplomacy, in my view, is long overdue."
"There's a reason why we sign these treaties to protect my son in the military. That's why we have these treaties so when Americans are captured they are not tortured. That's the reason in case anybody..."
"I think Rumsfeld's resignation is a bit of a sideshow in a sense."
"We should stop this talk of unilateralism, and we should stop this bravado that has characterized some parts of the administration, and talk about the need for NATO to work together, get NATO into Ira..."
"There really is no American train security."