Civilian deaths Quote by David Petraeus

There's been an increase in the number of Iraqis in training, but more Americans are dying and violence is increasing.

— Lawrence Korb

In just three years, Iraq has achieved immense progress. It has had three successful elections in which 80% of their citizens voted, even while…

— John Linder

If you say to people that there's less violence today than in the past, they would be stunned to hear that. But it's the…

— Bill Gates

I believe we're making really good progress in Iraq.

— George W. Bush

There's no violence worse than the violence of Iraq. For the last fifty years Iraq has been living a nightmare of violence and terror.…

— Hassan Blasim

Unfortunately, violence begets violence. And this is how the war on terrorism seems to be going at this juncture. A lot of people are…

— Shirin Ebadi

I think the behavior of the troops has been a huge factor in the rise of the insurgency and in the rise of the…

— Yaroslav Trofimov

Yes, violence begets more violence, but historically this has been the way of the world.

— Meshell Ndegeocello

Since the election, since the formation of a government, the death in Iraq has increased. The United States stands by, helpless to do anything…

— Mark Shields

In the three years since our nation began operations in Iraq, more than 2,500 Americans have been killed and more than 18,000 Americans have…

— Ike Skelton

It is progress when weapons are improved to kill more people at a longer range.

— Thor Heyerdahl

When people see the terrible scenes of violence on television, when we mourn the death of each and every American man and woman in…

— Condoleezza Rice