George Bush actually said...

"If I didn't think we'd succeed, I'd pull our troops out."

"If I didn't think we would succeed, I would pull our troops out. I cannot look mothers and dads in the eye... I can't ask this good Marine to go into harm's way, if I didn't believe, one, we're going ..."

"I fully understand there is deep concern among the American people about whether or not we can win, the anxiety that a lot of our citizens feel."

"I'm going to spend a lot of time answering questions and just explaining."