J.C. Watts

I think again with all due respect to the governor, these are the type of things that have Republican voters questioning, you know, where he stands.

I have found there's been two camps. There's been a pro-Romney camp and an anybody-but-Romney camp.

I think that the American people are going to want more from presidential candidates than just being against the other person's plan.

I think the president has been very consistent in this war. He said we don't pull out until there's victory. We will stand down when the Iraqis stand up. We see tremendous progress being made there.

When the president's out there, I think, giving an honest assessment, saying, you know what, if we had to do it again, we wouldn't do it like that, I think that's a very good thing.

I think if this criticism grows from generals, I think, you know, the president's going to be faced with a pretty serious challenge.

I think if the president felt like Secretary Rumsfeld was not doing the job, that we were not getting the job done in Iraq, I do think that he would -- he would let him go.

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