George Bush actually said...

"I would say 30,000, more or less, have died as a result of the initial incursion and the ongoing violence against Iraqis."

"A fixed timetable of withdrawal would involve the enemy, would confuse the Iraqis and would send the wrong signal to our young men and women in uniform."

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

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