05/12/2009
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"I believe that because of all of the great work that our young men and women continue to do on a daily basis and the commitment of this entire country to accomplishing that in the right way."
"I think we're on the 10 yardline, and I think that the next 18 months will determine whether we get to the goal line."
"The cascading effect of the numbers being reduced were not the Iraqis saying, 'We can't have all that many troops,' it was that our own White House was saying, 'We just don't agree with the commander'..."
"NATO will not stay, in any numbers, if we have 1,000 troops."