George Bush actually said...

"Make no mistake about it, this is a key issue in this campaign."

"To protect the American people, we have got to make sure this is a different kind of war."

"He is smart, he is capable, he is accomplished, he listens, and he cares."

"And if [Maliki's] point is, is that those benchmarks, or the way forward can't be imposed upon Iraq by an outside force, he's right."