The worst thing you can do is allow a coalition to determine what your mission is.
The United States isn't going to do anything that it's not capable of doing. And if we do something, we'll be capable of doing it.
Preserve the President's options. He may need them.
The most underestimated risk for a politician is overexposure.
A president has to provide leadership to gain support.
When it comes to reconstruction, before we turn to the American taxpayer, we will turn first to the resources of the Iraqi government and the international community.