05/15/2006
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"The principle guiding my decisions on troop levels in Iraq is 'return on success' – the more successful we are, the more American troops can return home."
"I thank the Members for coming and giving me their honest appraisal of whether they think we can find common ground or not."
"We also had a church service earlier, and I thank particularly the Speaker and the leader for being there as well."
"I thank the leadership of the Congress for joining us here to discuss the testimonies delivered by General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker."