“We have misunderstood, misread, misplanned and mismanaged our honorable intentions in Iraq with an arrogant self-delusion reminiscent of Vietnam.”
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), as quoted by the Omaha World-Herald, following the change of his vote to uphold a deadline for troop withdrawal
“By charging this big lie, liberals have finally joined the ranks of scoundrels like Hitler.”
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), in his book “No Retreat, No Surrender,” on being charged with violating campaign-finance laws
“If we cannot muster the resolve to defeat this evil in Iraq, America will have lost its moral purpose in the world and we will endanger our citizens. If we leave Iraq before the job is done, the enemy will follow us here.”
President George W. Bush