Iraq is proceeding as planned

It wasn't a mistake to go into Iraq. It was the right decision to make. I think that . . . there is going to be a lot of analysis done on the decisions on the ground in Iraq. For example, I'm fully aware that some have said it was a mistake not to put enough troops there immediately...*

George W. Bush
Press Conference, 19 December 2005


* "I... I... I... I...uh... or... MORE troops..."