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Another interesting spot in the news conference.
SNOW: ... Helen.Q: You've already laid down a non-negotiable position, and you talk about, oh, we're not going to talk about it and all this. Is nothing going on? And do the American people have any say about this? They want to withdraw.
SNOW: The American -- again, if you take a look -- for instance, if you want to live and die by the polls, Helen, 60 percent of the American public say, let's go ahead and fund them.
Q: Okay. They also say, let's get out.
SNOW: Well, they do want to get out, but they also want to get out under circumstances of victory.
A bold lie. The polls say unequivocally that the public wants out, regardless of outcome.
Q Well, is the President listening to them?SNOW: Of course. And the President also -- you've got to keep in mind, being President is a listening exercise and a leading exercise. And as a leader, not only as a Commander-in-Chief --
Q Does he think they should abide by any of their will?
SNOW: Yes, he does. But he also thinks that the will of the American people is to be safe and secure, and that's his foremost concern.
And what polling tells us this? And how does Iraq actually make us safer? Questions that were not asked nor answered.
