More than half the American people now believe that the invasion of Iraq was a mistake, ... They're right. But it would also be a mistake to pull out now, or to start pulling out or to set a date certain for pulling out. Instead we need a strategy to create a stable, democratizing and peaceful state in Iraq -- a strategy the administration has failed to develop and articulate. |
My opponents on the inside have said that the American people shouldn't hold them responsible for everything that happens because we don't understand how things work in Washington, |
No administration has the right to tell Americans that to dissent is disloyal and to disagree is unpatriotic. |
No plans have been disrupted whatsoever by this bizarre event, |
One of the principles that we operate on in this country is that leaders are held accountable. The simple truth is that we went into Iraq on the basis of some intuition, some fear, and some exaggerated rhetoric and some very, very scanty evidence. |
Or you got somebody like me, who spent his life out there, rolling up his sleeves, working with people, building teams, being held accountable and making it happen. So that's the choice the people of Tennessee face. |
Our forces are entering difficult territory, but they know their cause is a right one. |
Our goal remains the same, to change the direction of our country and bring a higher standard of leadership to the White House, ... And there is no party more committed to that effort and there is no party more committed to the people than this party, my party, the Democratic Party. |
Our president is not doing his job, ... he's put all the burden on the men and women in uniform. |
People of every ethnic group and religious persuasion have got to be given the right to live here, |
Right now, the sad fact is that too many Americans are working harder and harder and earning less and less. Under George W. Bush , the typical working family has seen its income fall by nearly $1,500 annually, ... As incomes have fallen, expenses have gone up -- way up. |
right on schedule, really. |
Security is the first promise of any government, and Democrats mean to help deliver it. |
significantly undermine U.S. national security. |
So this is the end of the campaign for the presidency, and it's not the end of the cause. Because the real cause is a campaign for America's future. |