“The troop surge is working. The more successful we are, the more American troops can return

“The troop surge is working. The more successful we are, the more American troops can return home.”

President Bush

Addressing the nation on troop reductions
in Iraq.

“The president failed to provide either a plan to successfully end the war or a convincing rationale to continue it.”

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I.

In the Democrat’s televised response to the president’s address.

“This really spun up out of thin air, very, very quickly.”

James Franklin

National Hurricane Center specialist, on the rapid, 16-hour genesis of Hurricane
Humberto.