06/12/2006
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"More than 80 nations have joined the Proliferation Security Initiative and are working to stop shipments of materials related to weapons of mass destruction."
"Victory often seemed elusive."
"Our troops and their families deserve better, and their elected leaders can do better."
"Ultimately, a precipitous withdrawal could increase the probability that American troops would have to one day return to Iraq—to confront an even more dangerous enemy."