Withdrawal Quotes

With this unlikely stop, Bush showed he would go almost anywhere to enlist or retain partners in his shrinking coalition of the willing. The president received a warm welcome here, days after the South Korean government embarrassed him during his visit by announcing the withdrawal of one-third of its forces from Iraq. - Peter Baker

With March being the last month of serious withdrawals, we are expected to end the season at record levels. - Agbeli Ameko

While we believe that most of the steps Gateway is taking are necessary and desirable, we do not think that the withdrawal from international markets, especially Europe, is in the company's best long-term interests. - Steve Fortuna

When the withdrawal occurs, sometimes the insurgents return, and this comes from the fact that we cannot leave forces behind. They are at a premium to find other places. - Richard Lugar

When others were unwilling to do so, each man recognized a moral obligation to speak out against policies he believed were misguided and contrary to our national interest. Representative Murtha broke ranks with our nation's political and military leadership to call for the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq. - Caroline Kennedy

When he is defying, he is really defying President Bush's call for withdrawal, for stopping incursions. He's saying I will delay my presence. Clearly he has resumed occupation and announced now that he will create buffer zones in areas where the Israelis will resume the occupation. - Saeb Erakat

What is crucial is that the Israelis and the Palestinians work together to make the withdrawal a success. - Sean McCormack

What I think we need to do is keep our focus on working with Palestinians, working with the Israeli government and other concerned parties to try to build on what was overall, I think most would agree, a successful (Gaza) withdrawal process. - Sean McCormack

We've seen some withdrawals. - Kathleen Smith