David Gergen actually said...

"What you as a new president have to make sure is, that if this thing gets a lot worse, all the blame doesn't come to you, so you lose on your political stand."

"What the new president wants to do is see if you can stabilize the place and make sure it's not a center of terrorism to threaten us."

"If Democrats are elected they're going to face a serious dilemma in Iraq."

"A John McCain presidency would look very different in Iraq. It would look very much like George W. Bush in his policies."