George Bush actually said...

"I believe we can succeed, and I believe we are making security progress that will enable the political tract to succeed as well."

"My most important job is to help secure this country, and therefore, the decisions in Iraq are all aimed at helping do that job."

"We continue to encourage and press them to achieve the established benchmarks, since we believe that those efforts will contribute to Iraq's stability."

"When we start drawing down our forces in Iraq, it will be because our military commanders say the conditions on the ground are right."