Staying the course is not an option, ... President Bush has failed to provide either a strategy for success or a convincing record of political and military progress.
Democrats and Republicans acknowledged that staying the course is not the way to go, ... Therefore, this is a vote of no confidence on the Bush administration policy in Iraq.
The United States Senate said the policy must change; staying the course will not do, ... It was a vote of no confidence on the president's policies in Iraq.