George Bush actually said...

the U.S. is making slow, steady progress in Iraq.

quiet steady progress -- those were his words -- as happening in Iraq, though he concedes that reconstruction hasn't gone as smoothly as the...

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 loca...

Oh, there's pessimists, you know, and politicians who try to score points. But our strategy is one that is -- will lead to us victory.