Chance Quote by Thomas Friedman

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

One day they might. I accept that in the short term the consequences are terrible. No one minimises those and I'm not seeking to…

— Geoff Hoon

One can't predict the future, that maybe our training and their fighting capabilities are improving and we are going to make some progress in…

— Bernie Sanders

I believe that we will succeed in Iraq, because, one, the Iraqis want to live in a free society. And, two, that the Iraqis…

— George W. Bush

If we have a chance of succeeding and bringing stability and democracy to Iraq, it will mean learning from our mistakes, not denying them…

— Carl Levin

I believe that the Iraqis have an opportunity now, without Saddam Hussein there, to build the first multiconfessional Arab democracy in the Middle East.…

— Condoleezza Rice

Iraq assumes responsibility for its own future... They have got to step up.

— Jeff Sessions

The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be evident during…

— David Petraeus

We can't have a failure in Iraq, but we also can't be there for the next 10 years because if we are, it's going…

— Dennis Ross

Iraq will succeed because the Iraqis will see to it that they succeed. And our job is to help them succeed. That's our job.

— George W. Bush

Success in Iraq will be a major setback for terrorists and a major asset for the security of this region. The struggle for Iraq…

— Zalmay Khalilzad

If they succeed in creating an inclusive structure in virtually any peaceful form, Iraq succeeds. If they fail, the U.S.-led coalition fails almost regardless…

— Anthony H. Cordesman