• Tom Bevan: And, as you said, it'll play out over course of five or six months. That's what most experts have said. But what happens if it's not successful, or not as successful as we'd hoped? What then?

• ROMNEY: If you establish milestones, and you determine that we're not making progress against those milestones, then you know the strategy isn't working and you have to turn to Plan B or C. I'm not going to forecast what Plan B or C might be. Clearly there are people who say we should just turn and walk out. There are others who say we should divide the country in various - three, four, five or more parts.

There are additional risks associated with those courses that would suggest we don't want to take those options unless there is no other option available. And the additional risks you're familiar with. If you divide the country in parts Iran may try and seize the Iraqi portion - excuse me the Shia portion of Iraq. Al-Qaeda could play a dominating role in the Sunni portion. The Kurdish population could destabilize the Kurds in Turkey and could create conflict across the border. You could have a regional conflict develop. And for all of those additional reasons and risks, you wouldn't want to pursue that course unless there were no other option available.

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?