Commanders Quote by George W. Bush

We will send an additional 475 service members to Iraq. As I have said before, these American forces will not have a combat mission…

— Barack Obama

It's very unlikely that we're going to send more troops to Iraq. We are going to have to train the Iraqis faster and harder.

— Richard Lugar

There's a disconnect there between - you're telling me this [war in Iraq] is fight of our generation, and you're going to increase troops…

— Jon Stewart

I was heartened to hear the President say that as we make progress on the ground, and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we…

— Howard Coble

I don't think we [the USA] need more troops. I think we need to be less worried about civilian casualties.

— Ann Coulter

I don't agree that you need an enormous number of American troops. Saddam's army is down to one-third than it was before, and I…

— Kenneth Adelman

We must either reduce the number of our engagements or increase the number of our troops.

— Adam Schiff

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

— Lawrence Korb

If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy.

— Karen Hughes

We must continue, however, to send a strong message of resolve to the people of Iraq, to our troops, to our coalition partners, and…

— John Warner

The presence of American troops is fueling the insurgency in Iraq, as acknowledged by General Casey and numerous other experts, and is helping terrorist…

— John Conyers

The American people don't want additional troops on the ground.

— Eric Bolling