Quotes by Iraq One of the challenges over the last decade is America has done experiments in nation building in places like Iraq and Afghanistan and we've neglected, for example, developing our own economy, our own energy sectors, our own education system. And it's very hard for us to project leadership around the world when we're not doing what we need to do. Barack Obama iraq challenges america Clearly, Iran has influence in Iraq. Iraq has a majority Shi'a population, they have relationships to Iran. Some are natural. Barack Obama iran majority iraq Isil poses a threat to the people of Iraq and Syria, and the broader Middle East - including American citizens, personnel and facilities. If left unchecked, these terrorists could pose a growing threat beyond that region, including to the United States. Barack Obama safe-haven iraq people The capacity of Iraq's security forces has improved, and Iraq's leaders have made strides toward political accommodation Barack Obama iraq political leader There was no such thing as Al Qaeda in Iraq, until George Bush and John McCain decided to invade Iraq. Barack Obama al-qaeda iraq als Iraq is sort of a situation where you've got a guy who drove the bus into the ditch. You obviously have to get the bus out of the ditch, and that's not easy to do, although you probably should fire the driver. Barack Obama iraq fire war You don't defeat a terrorist network that operates in eighty countries by occupying Iraq. Barack Obama defeat iraq country Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not. Barack Obama missions iraq commitment We will send an additional 475 service members to Iraq. As I have said before, these American forces will not have a combat mission - we will not get dragged into another ground war in Iraq. But they are needed to support Iraqi and Kurdish forces with training, intelligence and equipment. Barack Obama safe-haven iraq war I will begin to remove our troops from Iraq immediately. Barack Obama troops iraq historical 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 iraq home years Iran is biggest strategic beneficiary of invasion of Iraq. Barack Obama invasion iran iraq Iraq will require US occupation of undetermined length. Barack Obama length occupation iraq Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military. Barack Obama iraq military war You've got audiences cheering at the prospect of somebody dying because they don't have health care and booing a service member in Iraq because they're gay. That's not reflective of who we are. Barack Obama iraq gay cheer As Iraqi forces continue the liberation of Mosul, I'm pleased that NATO will be meeting the commitment we made in Warsaw to begin training additional forces in Iraq. Barack Obama training iraq commitment What we have done, I think, is build a model from a lot of hard lessons in Afghanistan and Iraq but in other places around the world, where we are working with them in an advisory capacity. Barack Obama iraq done thinking We don't have this huge footprint, we are less likely to be targeted as, you know, occupiers [in Afghanistan and Iraq]. Barack Obama footprint afghanistan iraq We are very grateful for the vital contributions Germany has made to this fight, training local forces in Iraq, sharing intelligence providing reconnaissance aircraft including the recent deployment of additional NATO AWACS. Barack Obama iraq grateful fighting 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 libertarian iraq views «1234567891011»