Allied Quote by Ike Skelton

Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the number of violent extremist groups has grown across multiple continents. From Syria to Somalia to Pakistan, the…

— Patrick Leahy

In 2016, Washington and its coalition partners conducted more than 7,000 strikes in Iraq and Syria. And in Libya, the United States has conducted…

— Peter Bergen

Since terrorists are pouring into Iraq in response to calls from international terrorist networks, the number of those who are killed is especially important,…

— Thomas Sowell

In the three years since our nation began operations in Iraq, more than 2,500 Americans have been killed and more than 18,000 Americans have…

— Ike Skelton

The American military generally counts on a kill ratio of 10 to 1 when fighting lightly armed insurgents: for every dead American, there are…

— Sebastian Junger

History demonstrates that previous military drawdowns invited aggression by our enemies. After World War I, America drew down forces until the U.S. Army had…

— Frank Gaffney

There were between 46 and 52 drone strikes under the [George W.] Bush administration. And now there are over 400 - that's not counting…

— Medea Benjamin

With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone, an Iraqi insurgency and a crime rate that grew…

— John Spratt

We're seeing the development of tactics in Iraq, such as suicide bombing. Insurgents have been driving cars with explosives into hotels and office buildings.…

— Rand Beers

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

— Lawrence Korb

Three years into the war, tens of thousands of American troops remain targets of a growing Iraqi insurgency.

— Jan Schakowsky

Al-Qaida in particular remains dangerous, and there [in Iraq] is some residual militia and special group presence. There are still between 20 and 30…

— David Petraeus