We must do everything we can to be more aggressive in confronting Syria about what they are doing in Iraq.
I think it is absolutely correct to solve the problem of terrorism in Iraq and Syria and Libya.
Tony Blair is a brilliant politician. Unfortunately, his legacy is entwined with George W. Bush because of Iraq.
The elections in Iraq are a victory for freedom and the Iraqi people, and a blow to the transnational network of terrorists who have tried to prevent this day from happening.
There aren't traditions of freedom in a place like Iraq. They're going to have to come to grips with a concept that they hadn't been allowed to conceive before.
Two European nations emerged with credit from the Iraq disaster: France and Germany. Both had the courage to withstand the Bush administration and oppose the U.S.-led invasion.
If we have a chance of succeeding and bringing stability and democracy to Iraq, it will mean learning from our mistakes, not denying them and not ignoring them.
The war being fought in Afghanistan and Iraq is bringing about a fundamental change to the environment that has given rise and power to the extremists who export terrorism.
In Iraq during the days of Saddam, I had a government minder who followed me everywhere, reported on my activities.
The war in Iraq will end, our troops will come home, Bush will be impeached and he will be brought to justice.
At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to defeat terrorism.
I know the war in Iraq is controversial in the States, but for us in the Middle East it has made a great and significant impact.
The key to making the inspections work is the Iraqi government making the crucial decision that because of the international pressure Iraq has to disarm itself.
We believe the use of force against Iraq, especially with reference to previous resolutions of the UN Security Council, has no grounds, including legal grounds.
The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily, yet we are prepared for the alternative.
I thought then, and I think now, that the invasion of Iraq was unnecessary and unjust. And I think the premises on which it was launched were false.
In liberating Iraq, we have rid the nation and the rest of the world from the danger of Saddam Hussein.
Well, that our main concern is that Iraq should not become a divided country.
If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can do Baghdad, we can do Baltimore.
One of the sharp parallels is that neither Vietnam nor Iraq was the slightest threat to America's national security.
In 2005, I was the first member of Congress to introduce legislation calling for an immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq.
