George Bush actually said...

"As long as I'm president, we're not leaving, period."

"We're not leaving so long as I'm the president. That would be a huge mistake. Now, if you say are you going to change your strategic objective, it means you're leaving before the mission is complete, ..."

"There's a fundamental difference between many of the Democrats and my party, and that is they want to leave before the job is completed in Iraq. And again, I repeat, these are decent people. You know,..."

"These aren't joyous times. These are challenging times, and they're difficult times, and they're straining the -- the psyche of our country."