Intervention Quote by Doug Collins

The United States is going to defend itself under any circumstances.

— Leon Panetta

I have no doubt that as the Iraqi security forces get better, and they are getting better and they are holding territory and they…

— Condoleezza Rice

I think if we have a policy of zero violence, it won't be met, but the policy of getting the Iraqis in the fight…

— George W. Bush

I can imagine that the Iraqis undertake the destruction out of fear. If they had denied it, if they had said no, that certainly…

— Hans Blix

I have no idea what the U.S. intends to do further there and what would be the reaction of the Iraqi people. I only…

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Iraq is not only fighting to defend itself, but also to defend all countries of the world, especially as these foreign fighters that are…

— Ibrahim al-Jaafari

I think things have gotten so bad inside Iraq, from the standpoint of the Iraqi people, my belief is we will, in fact, be…

— Dick Cheney

If we invade Iraq and the regime is very close to falling, I'm very, very concerned that the Iraqis will, in fact, use weapons…

— Norman Schwarzkopf

Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, and the Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country

— Barack Obama

I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time - without UN approval and much broader support from the international…

— Kofi Annan

We've given Iraq a chance. Now they need to stand on their own. This is a 1,400-year-old conflict, and unless we are prepared to…

— Rick Nolan

What a war in Iraq will not do is bring about peace in the Middle East or end the injustices that feed resentment and…

— Nicola Sturgeon