03/12/1989
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"The benchmarks will make it more likely we win. Withdrawing on an artificial timetable means we lose."
"I know many Americans are not satisfied with the situation in Iraq. I'm not satisfied either."
"The voters out there need to ask the question which political party will support the brave men and women who wear our uniform, when they do their job of protecting America."
"Stay the course is -- is about a quarter right. Stay the course means keep doing what you're doing. My attitude is, don't do what you're doing, if it's not working. Change."