We face a critical moment now in Iraq, where we will either step up to the plate, finish the job, and build on the sacrifices made, or we will risk core U.S. national security interests, be penny-wise and pound-foolish, and cede the field to al-Qaeda and other dangerous regional influences.
Jeffrey emphasizes the urgency of U.S. involvement in Iraq to protect national security.
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Well, first of all, we did not bring it. The Iraqis wanted it. And in the end, they have a constitutional democratic system.
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I am very disappointed. The rest of the world is disappointed, and God bless you in an impossible job you have been given to justify that.