I've always said the president had failed to make the case to go to war with Iraq,

There have been a lot of justifications for attacking Iraq. Most of them have turned out not to be true, ... The argument is: Did the capture of Saddam Hussein and the attack on Iraq make us safer? I said no during the campaign. I think it's very clear that the answer is no.

The fact is that we wouldn't be in Iraq if it weren't for Democrats like Senator Kerry.

The idea that we're going to win this war is an idea that unfortunately is just plain wrong.

[Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean tried to turn around the World War II argument.] Democratic Presidents Roosevelt and Truman led America to victory in World War II because they laid out a clear plan for success to the American people, America's allies and America's troops, ... President Bush has failed to put together a plan, so despite the bravery and sacrifice of our troops, we are not making the progress that we should be in Iraq.

The fact is that we wouldn't be in Iraq if it weren't for Democrats like Senator Kerry.