George Bush actually said...

If America were to pull out before Iraq can defend itself, the consequences would be disastrous.

America will stand with the Iraqi people as they protect their new freedom and build a democracy that can govern itself, sustain itself, and...

Yet this war is more than a military conflict; it is the decisive ideological struggle of the 21st century.

A vital part of our strategy to defeat the terrorists is to help establish a democratic Iraq.