Remarks in a Discussion in Mansfield, Ohio
10/01/2004
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Marriage is a fundamental institution of our civilization.
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.
If we leave before the job is done, we will have let down a generation of Americans.
To protect the American people, we have got to make sure this is a different kind of war.