George Bush actually said...

"To have watched Barack Obama come from basic -- relative obscurity to now soon to be the president of the United States and he gives a lot of people hope and that's good for the country; genuinely goo..."

"A lot of people in Washington were saying, let's get out now. And I obviously chose not to do that but that was a very difficult period."

"Oh, absolutely. Listen, I've heard all of the voices."

"Of course, I considered all options. But absolutely. You know, ultimately I had great faith in the universality of liberty. I had great faith in our military. I had faith in the Iraqis who had suffere..."