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"And so, what Gen. Petraeus is saying, some early signs, still dangerous, but give me—give my chance a plan to work."—in an interview with Charlie Rose, April 24, 2007 (Thanks to Dana Stevens.)

Click here to see video of Bush's comments. The Bushism is at 8:02.

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Jacob Weisberg is chairman and editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy. Follow him at http://twitter.com/jacobwe.
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