We do have a saying in America: if you're in a hole, stop digging ..... erm, I'm not sure I should have said that.[17][18][19]

I shouldn't get into ... this is diplomacy, and I don't do diplomacy.[14][15][16]

What we are seeing is not the war in Iraq. What we're seeing is slices of the war in Iraq.[20][21][22]

As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.