George Bush actually said...

It's my pleasure to welcome Secretary Gates, the Joint Chiefs, and the combatant commanders to the White House.

The United States is fully committed to providing the necessary resources to President Karzai.

It is important to get these three fine individuals in their posts as soon as possible so that we have continuity as we do our duty to prote...

I also call upon the Senate to move quickly to confirm Lieutenant General Petraeus as the commander of the Multi-National Forces—Iraq.