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War on Iraq runs the risk of turning the Middle East into an inexhaustible recruiting ground for anti- western terrorism.

— Douglas Hurd

We have an interest in combating tactics in war that are abhorrent and that only fuel terrorism because they incite people on the ground.

— Samantha Power

Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by…

— George W. Bush

Our strategy right now is to accelerate the campaign against ISIS. It is a threat to all civilized nations.

— James Mattis

So we are fulfilling our task in preventing serious armament stocks in Iraq within our possibilities.

— Bulent Ecevit

Iraq is the central battleground in the war on terror. The terrorists certainly know what is at stake, which is why they are pulling…

— Elizabeth Dole

Terror is a tactic. We can not wage "war" against a tactic.

— Ron Paul

My point was simply that the war on global terrorism is going to be a long one, and we need to adapt as our…

— Richard Myers

Iraq may not be the war on terror itself, but it is critical to the outcome of the war on terror, and therefore any…

— John F. Kerry

Fomenting an ongoing political crisis is actually one of ISIS's objectives; it distracts policymakers' attention from terrorists inside Iraq; and it draws critical Iraqi…

— Will Hurd

If we want to build the Iraqis' confidence about our intentions in their country, if we want to stop adding fuel to the fire…

— John Conyers

If you look at the current Mosul campaign against ISIL, for example the few thousand troops that we have there to support that effort…

— Barack Obama