Goal Quote by Muqtada al Sadr

Our goal is to defend the American people, and to eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and to liberate the Iraqi people.

— Donald Rumsfeld

But as we move from this period of what many Iraqis regard as perceived occupation, we need to move towards one of partnership.

— John Abizaid

Iraq is a quagmire and has been a humanitarian disaster for the Iraqis. There is no way forward without ending the occupation.

— Jean Parker

Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces until we know that the Iraqi security forces are…

— John Abizaid

Our goal in Iraq is victory. Our goal is for a young democracy to be able to sustain itself, govern itself, and defend itself…

— George W. Bush

Everyone agrees that our ultimate goal is to establish a free, open and democratic Iraqi government and bring our men and women in uniform…

— James T. Walsh

Deep down, the Iraqi people want the United States out. And their self-determination should be respected.

— Peter Camejo

The end of foreign occupation is one of the pre-requisites if we are to witness any progress in our efforts to help Iraq go…

— Amr Moussa

We now have a satisfactory solution not only to coalition forces, but also to the Iraqi authorities themselves.

— John Prescott

We condemn the view that the (U.S.-led) occupation's existence is beneficial for the Iraqi people because if it ended, there would be sectarian war…

— Muqtada al Sadr

The longer we remain in Iraq the more our occupation becomes part of the problem... rather than the solution.

— Robin Cook

We are trying to persuade all the Iraqi opposition to come breathe freedom in Iraq and use liberated Kurdistan as a base for our…

— Jalal Talabani