David Gergen actually said...

"Listen, I think John McCain, when he says he would rather lose a campaign than lose a war, I think that's absolutely honest and correct."

"John McCain said twice today that he personally would rather lose a campaign than lose a war."

"I think it was -- Barack Obama made the first mistake of his trip in my judgment in releasing a statement in which he said exactly what Maliki had said in those conversations."

"I think it has put him on the defensive, Anderson; but a couple of things. One is the head of the joint chiefs, Admiral Mullen has just said in the last 48 hours he thinks it's a mistake to set deadli..."