04/06/2011
https://transcripts.cnn.com...
"It really raises the question, can we get this done? Is there even a possibility, if we push too hard, the Shiites are going to ask us to get out of there, and to get out of there fast."
"I would argue not. I think there are some areas of the country where the president can do extraordinarily well."
"But his -- I mean, as a politician, he's pretty darn good."
"I think the Democrats would have to sit down at the table. They can't afford to leave our troops exposed and naked in Iraq, in the way they are now."