Assistance Quote by Doc Hastings

Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces until we know that the Iraqi security forces are…

— John Abizaid

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

— Jack Keane

The decision to leave [Iraq] should be based solely on the judgment of the combatant commanders on the ground who say, "My Iraqi counterparts…

— Duncan Hunter

I would caution anyone who thinks the solution is to get out to realize that Iraq will be our problem, whether we're there or…

— George Packer

Our military is doing everything it can to equip Iraq's forces so our troops can come home as soon as possible, but we cannot…

— Mike Rogers

We are running out of time. We need a strategy to win in Iraq or an exit strategy to leave.

— Max Cleland

The question is: How do we succeed in Iraq? And you don't succeed by leaving before the mission is complete, like some in this…

— George W. Bush

We've given Iraq six months and I don't think things are really working out, so we should probably bring our troops home.

— Thomas Friedman

In the exodus out of Iraq, we're seeing the effects of just leaving. We left before there was control of chemical weapons stockpiles, without…

— Ryan Zinke

The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.

— Brent Scowcroft

These people are trying to shake the will of the Iraqi citizens, and they want us to leave...I think the world would be better…

— George W. Bush

Iraq is a quagmire and has been a humanitarian disaster for the Iraqis. There is no way forward without ending the occupation.

— Jean Parker