Dying Quote by Lawrence Korb

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

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 has, indeed, been very substantial progress in Iraq over the past year - violence is down by 80 percent, civilian deaths by about…

— David Petraeus

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

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

The training and equipping of Iraqi security forces should be accelerated.

— Peter DeFazio

The longer the war drags on, more and more civilians are getting killed.

— Sergey Akhromeyev

It could safely be said that Iraqis are dying at a faster clip since the American-led invasion and occupation than they did during the…

— Graydon Carter

At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire.

— Anonymous

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

— Jack Keane

And over time, I think, as Iraqi security capacity builds, you'll see American and coalition presence there decline.

— John Abizaid

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