George Bush actually said...

"We, of course, don't pay ransom for any hostages. What we will do, of course, is use our intelligence gathering to see if we can't help locate them."

"America will not run in the face of car bombers and assassins so long as I am your commander in chief."

"These decisions about troop levels will be driven by the conditions on the ground in Iraq and the good judgment of our commanders, not by artificial timetables set by politicians in Washington."

"Iraqi forces have made real progress. Now there are over 120 Iraqi army and police combat battalions in the fight against the terrorists."