And that's going to take a long time.
We have to be prepared for a long involvement. We have to do it not just rhetorically. We have to have the resources, we have to expand our army, our Marine Corps, we have to provide them with the best equipment possible, ... There's lots of things we can do.
I am not opposed to sensible bankruptcy law reform, but this [Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005] is a reverse Robin Hood - squeeze the down-on-their-luck middle class and impoverished Americans and give the proceeds to the financial services industry.
When you go into the first grade you have to get up early.
The insurgents are thinking in terms of years. It took 10 years in Afghanistan to evict the Soviets. We're thinking in terms of months, and that causes problems.
My fear is that there's pressure in the United States that is forcing us to re-evaluate our position rather than what's happening on the ground in Iraq.
The growth in the economy is not going to families, ... It's in stark contrast to what happened during the Clinton Administration.
Having committed ourselves to Iraq, we must prevail, and to prevail, we must fund all of the requirements for our military. We must do it adequately and promptly, and the administration is doing neither.
If we don't have accurate information, if we are not able to tell difficult truth one to another, we will never be able to effectively design a policy for Iraq.
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