The President's Radio Address
11/02/2007
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I do not want to leave before we achieve victory.
Defeat will only come if the United States becomes isolationist and refuses...to help those who desire to live in a moderate, peaceful world...
I believe Iraq will be able to defend, govern, and sustain itself; otherwise, I'd pull our troops out.
It's in the interests of the United States that the Dominican Republic have a strong economy.