Political Quotes

Several hundred thousand for several years.

What is your degree of confidence that the Iraqi Government and military are up to the task that we are now embarking on in this new strategy?

Suppose that we send you additional troops and we tell those troops that, we support you, but we are convinced that you cannot accomplish your mission and we do not support the mission we are sending you on. What effect does that have on the morale of your troops?

Somewhat dismaying that only now, after nearly 4 years at war in Iraq, is the United States moving toward a traditional counterinsurgency strategy.