George H.W. Bush

The race is over as far as a lot of the punditry goes.

We're pressing Iraqi's leaders to take bold measures to save their country. We're making it clear that America's patience is not unlimited.

I know many Americans are not satisfied with the situation in Iraq. I'm not satisfied either.

If I did not think our mission in Iraq was vital to America's security, I would bring our troops home tomorrow.

The benchmarks will make it more likely we win. Withdrawing on an artificial timetable means we lose.

Many Americans are not satisfied with the situation in Iraq.

The voters out there need to ask the question which political party will support the brave men and women who wear our uniform, when they do their job of protecting America.

Stay the course is -- is about a quarter right. Stay the course means keep doing what you're doing. My attitude is, don't do what you're doing, if it's not working. Change.

We will fight, we will stay, and we will win in Iraq.

For the sake of the security of the United States of America, we must defeat the enemy in Iraq.

If we get intelligence that they're about to transfer a nuclear weapon, we would stop the transfer. And we would deal with the ships that were taking the -- or the airplane that was dealing with taking the material to somebody.

No matter what you call it. The fundamental question is, are we on our way to achieving a goal, which is an Iraq that can defend itself, sustain itself and govern itself and be an ally in the war on terror in the heart of the Middle East?

I fully understand the American people are seeing unspeakable violence on their TV screens. These are tough times in Iraq.

He could be right. There's certainly a stepped up level of violence, and we're heading into an election.

They would be held to account.

It broke my heart. And it should break everybody's heart. But it speaks to the nature of the regime.

I have just had one of the most moving meetings since I have been the president.

So my administration decided to take a new approach. We brought together other nations in the region in an effort to resolve the situation through multilateral diplomacy.

It broke my heart. And it should break everybody's heart, but it speaks to the nature of the regime.

I have just had one of the most moving meetings since I've been the president.

I'm proud to be standing with the current speaker of the House, who is going to be the future speaker of the House.

Expressed a willingness to change plans if necessary.

I think the speaker's strong statements have made it clear to not only the party members, but to the country that he wants to find out the facts.

I am proud to be standing with the current speaker of the House who is going to be the future speaker of the House.

In order to solve this diplomatically, the United States and our partners must have a strong diplomatic hand.