George Bush actually said...

"If we were to be driven out of Iraq, extremists of all strains would be emboldened. al Qaeda could gain new recruits and new sanctuaries. Iran would benefit from the chaos and would be encouraged in i..."

"Now, because of the measure of success we are seeing in Iraq, we can begin seeing troops come home."

"Yes. We have had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the -- September the 11th. No, what the vice president said was, is that he has been involved with al Qaeda and al-Zarqawi, an al Qae..."

"President Bush is prepared to announce plans to withdraw as many as 30,000 troops from Iraq by next July."