We've got to start soon, and I'm going to be absolutely committed to making that happen.

That's why I believe that my Iraq approach is much better to an approach that is, essentially, open-ended when it comes to John McCain.

The vice presidency is the most important decision that I will make before I'm president. And it's something that I take very seriously.

We're going to go through a process, and I will make my decision some time in the weeks to come.

I am a big believer in making decisions well, not making them fast and not responding to pressure.

She has been an extraordinary candidate. She's been an extraordinary public servant for years now. She ran as tough a race as could be imagined.

My belief is that, as a practical matter, it would be very difficult to execute.

I want to make sure that I get it right.

I recognize that a president comes in with a lot of stuff coming at him. But the Middle East peace process is so important that we can't reserve it to the end of a presidency. We've got to start soon, and I'm going to be absolutely…

I want to wake up and know that every single American has health care when they need it.

But I think it's important for us to say to the Iraqis, 'We're not here for the long haul. It's time for you guys to achieve agreement on critical issues like how you're dividing up oil revenues, how provincial government is relating to…

I am absolutely convinced that the best thing we can do is to set a clear timetable, tell the Iraqis, 'We are going to start pulling out.'