But I'm the decider. And I decide what is best.

This report will give us all an opportunity to find common ground for the good of the country.

George Bush was talking about keeping Rumsfeld, wanting Rumsfeld to stay on the end, when we know he was already interviewing a replacement for him.

When you saw the president in Jordan basically dismiss the idea of any kind of pullout, do you think he really means that, or is that just politics?

We're going to stay in Iraq to get the job done, so long as the government wants us there.

He's a right guy for Iraq. And we're going to help him. And it's in our interest to help him. For the sake of peace.

We'll be in Iraq until the job is complete. At the request of a sovereign government elected by the people.

The prime minister and I agree that the outcome in Iraq will affect the entire region. To stop the extremists from dominating the Middle East, we must stop the extremists from achieving their goal of dominating Iraq.

He's the right guy for Iraq. And we're going to help him. And it's in our interest to help him. For the sake of peace.

The killers taking innocent life is in some cases sectarian. I happen to view it as criminal as well as sectarian. I think any time you murder somebody, you're a criminal.

I know there's a lot of speculation that these reports in Washington mean there's going to be some kind of graceful exit. In my judgment, if we were to leave before the job is done, it would only embolden terrorists.

There's one thing I'm not going to do. I'm not going to pull our troops off the battlefield before the mission is complete.