Focus Quote by Will Hurd

The Iraqi government and most Iraqis understand that they have to bring back the Sunni Arab 20, 25 percent of the population. It won't…

— James Franklin Jeffrey

It's clear to me now that we've got to reach out to the Arab Sunni community in particular in an effort to cause some…

— John Abizaid

It is important to understand that there are two separate battles taking place in Iraq: there is the political rift between the Sunnis, Shia…

— Anonymous

As I have been saying for more than a year now, turning this vital mission over to the Iraqi people as soon as possible…

— Howard Coble

Iraq should commit itself to implement the U.N. resolutions, and the Iraqi leadership should put the interests of its people into consideration.

— Hosni Mubarak

The new troops in Iraq need to be Iraqi troops.

— Mitch McConnell

U.S. has been trying to encourage Iraq to pass a law that would provide money and training and weapons for a Sunni national guard…

— David Ignatius

In the remaining months, we should focus on achieving more robust international involvement in training of Iraqi soldiers, police officers, judges, teachers, and doctors…

— John Olver

We are engaging in the diplomatic efforts that are required within Iraq among the Shia, the Sunni and the Kurd, among friends, like Egypt,…

— Barack Obama

But the key shift in focus will be from counter-insurgency operations to more and more cooperation with Iraqi security forces and to building Iraqi…

— John Abizaid

The current situation in Iraq is ultimately a crisis of governance, which has allowed extremist groups to take advantage of disillusioned segments of the…

— Tim Kaine

We must have Sunni-Arabs involved in this coalition [against ISIS]. We must commit leadership, strength, support and resolve.

— Carly Fiorina