We need to reform social security and Medicare.

We may not be providing as quickly as he wants, but nevertheless it's a good sign when the prime minister says, just give us the capabilities. And that's precisely what my new strategy and new plan is attempting to do.

Where mistakes have been made, the responsibility rests with me.

I've come to not only look you in the eye, I've also come to tell you that when America gives its word, it will keep its word.

That is why we must and we will succeed in Iraq.

We concluded that to step back now would force a collapse of the Iraqi government, tear that country apart, and result in mass killings on an unimaginable scale.

This new strategy will not yield an immediate end to suicide bombings, assassinations or IED attacks.

Where mistakes have been made, the responsibility rests with me.

Their solution is to scale back America's efforts in Baghdad or announce the phased withdrawal of our combat forces.

I made it clear to the prime minister and Iraq's other leaders that America's commitment is not open-ended. If the Iraqi government does not follow through on its promises, it will lose the support of the American people. And it will lose…

Prime Minister Maliki has pledged that political or sectarian interference will not be tolerated.

Our past efforts to secure Baghdad failed for two principal reasons: There were not enough Iraqi and American troops to secure neighborhoods that had been cleared of terrorists and insurgents, and there were too many restrictions on the…