Blow Quote by Elizabeth Dole

The terrorists know what is at stake, which is why they are pulling out all the stops to derail our efforts. They understand that…

— Elizabeth Dole

Iraq is fighting a war against terrorism. We are trying our best to fight them. We are trying our best to fight outlaws in…

— Haider al-Abadi

We also know that Iraq is harboring a terrorist network headed by a senior al Qaeda terrorist planner. This network runs a poison and…

— George W. Bush

But the central point is that any campaign against Iraq, whatever the strategy, cost and risks, is certain to divert us for some indefinite…

— Brent Scowcroft

Nevertheless, I do know that we are part of a danger zone, we have military operations in Afghanistan and we're training the Iraqi police…

— Otto Schily

At the end of the day, Iraq was a part of the fight against terrorism.

— Haider al-Abadi

Iraq is now the central front in the war against al-Qaeda.

— John McCain

The enemy understands a free Iraq will be a major defeat in their ideology of hatred. That's why they're fighting so vociferously.

— George W. Bush

The key battleground in the war on terrorism, therefore, is in the minds of the American public.

— Patrick J. Kennedy

A free and prosperous Iraq will be a major blow to the terrorists and their desire to establish a safe haven in Iraq where…

— Scott McClellan

The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror

— Carl Levin

This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between the free and democratic world and terrorism.

— Tony Blair