I'm going to make you this promise: My administration will work with Republicans and Democrats to fashion a new way forward that can succeed in Iraq.
But the most painful aspect of the presidency is the fact that I know my decisions have caused young men and women to lose their lives.
Victory in Iraq is achievable. It hadn't happened nearly as quickly as I hoped it would have.
I'm inclined to believe that we need to increase in the permanent size of both the United States Army and the United States Marines. I've as...
I will be -- I will defer to the military commanders on what we ought to be doing.
This man knows how to lead. And he did. And the country is better off for it.
I've heard some ideas that would lead to defeat, and I reject those ideas. Ideas such as leaving before the job is done.
In spite of his grief and in spite of pain in his heart, he is willing to work for a united Iraq and a peaceful Iraq.
But I'm the decider.
If the American troops leave Iraq, the Saudis might -- they say might -- throw their support behind the Sunni insurgency.
I have told the members that this report, called 'the Way Forward,' is -- will be taken very seriously by this administration.