Combat Quote by Barack Obama

If our commanders on the ground say we need more troops, I will send them. But our commanders tell me they have the number…

— George W. Bush

We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on…

— John Abizaid

It's very unlikely that we're going to send more troops to Iraq. We are going to have to train the Iraqis faster and harder.

— Richard Lugar

Yes, we need a force to continue to train, assist, advise the Iraqi army.

— Jack Keane

The only feasible solution is a political reconciliation... Mr. President, the time is now to put pressure on the Iraqi government to change. That…

— Mike Coffman

Our troops are committed to bringing security to Iraq while its government matures. American forces will continue to accomplish their mission with caution, precision…

— Mike Fitzpatrick

The new troops in Iraq need to be Iraqi troops.

— Mitch McConnell

We will make sure our troops have all that is necessary to complete their missions. That's why I went to the Congress last September…

— George W. Bush

There's a disconnect there between - you're telling me this [war in Iraq] is fight of our generation, and you're going to increase troops…

— Jon Stewart

Donald Trump is going to take our Army up to 6,000. And Obama and Hillary are going to take it down to 4,200. He…

— Rudy Giuliani

We need willingness to consider different mission in Iraq.

— Christopher Dodd

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

— Barack Obama