How clearly he puts it...

President meets with soldiers' families:

"One anti-war widow said she used the opportunity to voice her objections to Bush's policies.

'I said it's time to stop the bleeding,' said Hildi Halley, whose husband, Army National Guard Capt. Patrick Damon, died June 15 in Afghanistan. 'It's time to swallow our pride and find a solution.'

She said Bush responding by saying 'there was no point in us having a philosophical discussion about the pros and cons of the war.'"