Troops In Iraq Quotes:

I would not have had our troops in Iraq.

- Donald Trump

source: Source: www.independent.co.uk

topic: Iraq, Troops, Troops In Iraq

The new troops in Iraq need to be Iraqi troops.

- Mitch McConnell

topic: Iraq, Needs, Troops, Troops In Iraq

[Our troops in Iraq and Afganistan] does give us the ability to make sure that we are strengthening those folk who are interested in building up their countries rather than destroying them, and doing so in a way that is sustainable and doesn't put a constant burden on the amazing men and women that we've got in uniform.

- Barack Obama

source: Source: abcnews.go.com

topic: Country, Men, Building Up, Amazing Man, Our Troops

The majority of [the troops in Iraq] is that feel they're doing the right thing and their parents who have also made sacrifices, generally speaking, and their proud of the services of their sons and daughters.

- John McCain

source: Source: www.truth-out.org

topic: Daughter, Son, Sacrifice, Troops In Iraq

The Israelis have taken a lot of security measures which reduce significantly the ability of Iran to inflict truly severe pain in Israel. But America is vulnerable with 100,000 troops in Iraq and more than half of that in Afghanistan, and we depend heavily on access to Middle Eastern oil. We're sitting targets for debilitating Iranian retaliation.

- Zbigniew Brzezinski

source: Source: www.realclearworld.com

topic: Pain, Taken, America, Retaliation, Troops In Iraq

Rand`s [Paul] a libertarian. He has a view of the world that I don`t share. He said that we shouldn`t have any troops in Iraq. He agreed with Obama that was a disaster. When there was a chance to do something constructive about Syria with a no-fly zone, he said we don`t need one.

- Barack Obama

source: Source: www.nbcnews.com

topic: Iraq, Views, Libertarian, Troops In Iraq

There is no question in my mind that if we summon our resources, both our leadership resources and all of the tools at our disposal, not just military force, which should be used as a last resort, but our diplomacy, our development aid, law enforcement, sharing of intelligence in a much more open and cooperative way. We can bring people together, but it cannot be an American fight.

- Hillary Clinton

source: "Paris Attacks: Hillary Clinton Grilled About ISIS at CBS Debate" by Tina Daunt, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 14, 2015.

topic: Military, Law, People, Kurds, Military Force

Today, I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year.

- Barack Obama

source: "U.S. Troops To Leave Iraq, But Questions Remain". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. October 22, 2011.

topic: Home, Years, Iraq, Troops In Iraq

We cannot simply speak out against an escalation of troops in Iraq, we must act to prevent it... There can be no doubt that the Constitution gives Congress the authority to decide whether to fund military action, and Congress can demand a justification from the president for such action before it appropriates the funds to carry it out.

- Edward Kennedy

topic: Military, Iraq, Giving, Military Action, Escalation

I also know that there are a lot of people around the United States who want my husband to win and who are for him and who support our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. And I feel good about those people, too.

- Laura Bush

topic: Husband, Winning, Iraq, Support Our Troops, Support The Troops

At the very time that Congress is considering a Bush administration request to equip our troops in Iraq with vehicles that are more resistant to roadside bombs, its leadership is fighting for a proposal that would have the opposite effect on roads here at home: a measure sought by environmentalists that would force automakers to make vehicles sold domestically much lighter and, thus, more vulnerable in collisions.

- Deneen Borelli

topic: Home, Fighting, Opposites, Collision, Roadside

As someone who's spent time with our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on USO tours and met wounded warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda, I feel a deep obligation to the men and women who have risked life and limb on our behalf.

- Al Franken

topic: Warrior, Men, Iraq, Wounded Warrior, Our Troops

I saw the president make the tough calls in the Situation Room - and today, our troops in Iraq have finally come home so America can do some nation building here at home. That was the change that we believed in. That was the change we fought for. That was the change President Obama delivered.

- Rahm Emanuel

topic: Home, Iraq, America, Troops In Iraq, Nation Building