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Iraq Quotes by Barack Obama

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Obama talks about pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq while helping the country become sovereign and stable. He mentions training Iraqi forces and forming a partnership that lets Iraq handle its own security. He also stresses the need to target ISIL directly.

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Iraq will require US occupation of undetermined length.

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Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.

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I will begin to remove our troops from Iraq immediately.

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Today, I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the…

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You don't defeat a terrorist network that operates in eighty countries by occupying Iraq.

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There was no such thing as Al Qaeda in Iraq, until George Bush and John McCain decided to invade Iraq.

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Iran is biggest strategic beneficiary of invasion of Iraq.

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Most Americans believe that escalation will not bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end, and that's why I've proposed not…

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As Iraqi forces continue the liberation of Mosul, I'm pleased that NATO will be meeting the commitment we made in Warsaw to…

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The capacity of Iraq's security forces has improved, and Iraq's leaders have made strides toward political accommodation

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Iraq is sort of a situation where you've got a guy who drove the bus into the ditch. You obviously have to…

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We don't have this huge footprint, we are less likely to be targeted as, you know, occupiers [in Afghanistan and Iraq].

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I am the commander in chief of the United States armed forces, and Iraq is gonna have to ultimately provide for its…

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[Afghanistan and Iraq] are still countries that are fragile enough that we're gonna have to partner with them in some way.

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It still puts burden on some troops of ours who are there [in Afghanistan and Iraq] as advisors and facilitators.

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In Iraq and Syria, American leadership - including our military power - is stopping ISIL's advance, instead of getting dragged into another…

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We are engaging in the diplomatic efforts that are required within Iraq among the Shia, the Sunni and the Kurd, among friends,…

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[Our troops in Iraq and Afganistan] does give us the ability to make sure that we are strengthening those folk who are…

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There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one…

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Rand's [Paul] a libertarian. He has a view of the world that I don't share. He said that we shouldn't have any…

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ISIS is a virulent, nasty organization that has gained a foothold in ungoverned spaces effectively in Syria and parts of western Iraq.…

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We are very grateful for the vital contributions Germany has made to this fight, training local forces in Iraq, sharing intelligence providing…

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Whenever I write a letter to a family who has lost a loved one in Iraq, or read an email from a…

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I think that there is a particular mindset that was on display in the run-up to the Iraq war that continues to…

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

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There is no military solution to the war in Iraq. Our troops can help suppress the violence, but they cannot solve its…

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Mr Speaker, Mr Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans, last month I went to Andrews Air Force Base…

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Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of…

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Beside the two wars he inherited in Iraq and Afghanistan, and promised to end, a financial crisis at home had pushed the…

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You've got audiences cheering at the prospect of somebody dying because they don't have health care and booing a service member in…

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I make no apologies for us wanting to do this [bombing Iraq and Syria] appropriately and in a way that is consistent…

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I've said consistently that I always reserve the right, in conjunction with a broader international effort, to prevent genocide or any wholesale…

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Clearly, Iran has influence in Iraq. Iraq has a majority Shi'a population, they have relationships to Iran. Some are natural.

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What we have done, I think, is build a model from a lot of hard lessons in Afghanistan and Iraq but in…

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Let me tell you another place to look for some savings. We are currently spending $10 billion a month in Iraq when…

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Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack…

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I've never said that troops should be withdrawn. What I've said is, is that we've got to make sure that we secure…

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Isil poses a threat to the people of Iraq and Syria, and the broader Middle East - including American citizens, personnel and…

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We're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq with a representative government that was elected by its people. We're building a…

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When it comes to the war in Iraq, the time for promises and assurances for waiting and for patience is over. Too…

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