We saw the president of the United States engage American…

Conflict is part of being a foreign correspondent; spending long hours talking to politicians in capitals is another part of it.

— Stephen Farrell

I would not use American ground forces in Syria. I think that would be a very serious mistake. I don't think American troops should…

— Hillary Clinton

The terrorist threat to American troops has decreased in some ways because there's not 175,000 in a dangerous part of the world. There's only 15,000.

— Tim Kaine

It's harder to end a war than begin one. Indeed, everything that American troops have done in Iraq -- all the fighting and all…

— Barack Obama

Once again, President Clinton is using American troops to deflect attention from his record of lies, distortions, obstructions of justice and abuse of power.

— Ron Paul

When American troops find themselves fighting for their lives, there is no better sound than an A-10 - a plane officially nicknamed the Thunderbolt…

— Martha McSally

The administration does not agree with those who suggest we should deploy hundreds of thousands of American troops to engage militarily in a ground…

— Madeleine Albright

If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy.

— Karen Hughes

It is a key fact about American policy in Vietnam that the withdrawel of American troops was built into it from the start. None…

— Jonathan Schell

Our firm view is that the president has no legal authority, none whatsoever, to commit American troops to war in the Persian Gulf or…

— George J. Mitchell

I am shocked at the attitude of our American troops. They have no respect for death, the courage of an enemy soldier, or many…

— Charles Lindbergh

The presence of American troops is fueling the insurgency in Iraq, as acknowledged by General Casey and numerous other experts, and is helping terrorist…

— John Conyers

I am very optimistic about -- about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You're going to…

— Joe Biden

I don't agree that you need an enormous number of American troops. Saddam's army is down to one-third than it was before, and I…

— Kenneth Adelman

Benchmarks, yes, we want the Iraqi government to do the things that will show progress. But to say, American troops are going to leave,…

— Kay Bailey Hutchison