"Victory means exit strategy, and itís important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is." -- Bush criticizing President Clinton on not setting a timetable for troops in Kosovo, 4/9/99Update: A Political Wire reader sends this quote from the second Bush-Gore debate in 2000.
"I think itís also important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they will be withdrawn." -- Bush, again criticizing Clinton, 6/5/99
"It doesnít make any sense to have a timetable. You know, if you give a timetable, youíre ó youíre conceding too much to the enemy." -- Bush on Iraq, 6/24/05
"I'm going to be judicious as to how to use the military. It needs to be in our vital interest, the mission needs to be clear, and the exit strategy obvious." -- Bush, in response to a question from Jim Lehrer, 10/12/00.
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