George Stephanopoulos Yet, you support the president's decision to send more troops right now.

• Governor Mitt Romney: Yes.

• Governor Mitt Romney: Well, it's not years. I think you're going to know within months.

I had a very informative discussion with former Secretary Mel Laird, who was secretary of defense during the Vietnam days, and he described for me that as we were withdrawing from Vietnam, prior to Congress pulling the plug, that there had actually been a series of milestones and timetables and things we had to do, things they had to do, and they were moving according to those milestones.

I hope with the current administration and I expect that they have worked with al-Maliki's government to set a series of milestones and timetables, not for public consumption, but to say, "Let's make sure we're making progress." And if we do make progress, terrific. If we don't, then it's time to say it's not working.

Iraq Questions for Governor Mitt Romney

1. George Stephanopoulos
1. Do you keep Bush or let him go?
2. But how do you explain why all that planning wasn't done?
3. Yet, you support the president's decision to send more troops right now?
2. Are you confident the surge is going to work?
3. Bill O Reilly
1. Would you agree that we can't stop the Iraqi from killing each other?
4. Tom Bevan
1. What's your impression of the job Rumsfeld did?
2. Do you believe it's still fixable at this point?
3. What happens if Iraq is not successful?
5. Chris Wallace
1. Where do you disagree with Bush on Iraq?
6. Wolf Blitzer
1. Do you have a time frame in mind?
7. Hugh Hewitt
1. Do you support sending more troops into that country?
8. Robert B Bluey
1. Do you think right now the US is losing the war in Iraq?
9. Katherine Jean Lopez
1. What did you make of the Iraq Study Group?
10. Mary Katharine Ham
1. What do you think about Harry Reid saying the war is lost?
11. Greta Van Susteren
1. Would you have gone into Iraq?
2. Do you think enough questions were asked in March of 2003?
12. [1st Debate
1. Should we be in Iraq when the American people do not victory is possible?
13. ‘‘2nd Debate’’
1. Can you foresee any circumstances under which you would pull out of Iraq without leaving behind a stable political and security situation?