Air Quote by David Petraeus

The U.S. cannot force Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds to make peace or to act for the common good. They have been in conflict for…

— Peter DeFazio

The U.S. military cannot fight Iraq's war for them.

— Bob Beckel

It is unfortunate that there is not a government in Iraq that has been able to unify the Shiites and the Sunnis sufficiently. They…

— Richard Lugar

The U.S. cannot impose freedom, security, and unity in Iraq by force.

— Peter DeFazio

We have a duty to fight ISIS; air operations alone will not defeat ISIS.

— Ryan Zinke

U.S. has been trying to encourage Iraq to pass a law that would provide money and training and weapons for a Sunni national guard…

— David Ignatius

Clearly, a stable, unified and democratic Iraq cannot be achieved militarily by the U.S.

— John Olver

Right, because they're looking at also organizing the Sunni tribes up around Mosul to take back that city as well. That's the second largest…

— Tom Bowman

Sports can unify the Iraqi people - no Sunnis, no Shiites, just sport for the country.

— Dana Hussein

The Iraqi government and most Iraqis understand that they have to bring back the Sunni Arab 20, 25 percent of the population. It won't…

— James Franklin Jeffrey

The combat [with ISIS] on the ground must be done by Muslim troops with our support. We must not get involved in perpetual warfare…

— Bernie Sanders

Indeed, by refusing to tackle Assad's brutality, we may actively alienate more of the Sunni population, driving them towards ISIS.

— Jo Cox