Blow Quote by Scott McClellan

A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.

— Jim DeMint

I firmly believe that a free Iraq will be a catalyst to other substantive and important changes in that part of the world.

— George W. Bush

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

A failed Iraq in the heart of the Middle East will provide safe haven for terrorists and extremists. It will embolden those who are…

— George W. Bush

Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help.

— Chris Chocola

With nearly 20 days until Iraq emerges as a free sovereign state for the first time in more than three decades, terrorists have increasingly…

— Iyad Allawi

Iraq is a very wealthy country. Enormous oil reserves. They can finance, largely finance, the reconstruction of their own country. And I have no…

— Richard Perle

If all goes well, the Iraqis are going to have a country that's going to have a representative government and will be at peace…

— Anonymous

While it may take generations of nurturing, nations founded on and grounded in freedom will eventually overcome and prosper. Once free, folks rarely accept…

— Trent Lott

The Iraqi government will try and retake some of the cities have that been captured by ISIS. That means the Shiite government dropping bombs…

— Richard Engel

Radical Islamist extremists surely hope that an attack on Iraq will kill many people and destroy much of the country, providing recruits for terrorist…

— Noam Chomsky

We''ll build new ties of trade and of commerce, culture and education that unleash the potential of the Iraqi people.

— Barack Obama