A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.

We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.

I've never said that those people who are engaged in extremism won't use Iraq as a way to recruit or motivate people.

The Iraq conflict, while not a cause of extremism, has become a cause for extremists.

One outcome is almost certain. Extremism stands to benefit enormously from an uncalculated adventure in Iraq,

I don't think Obama will get re-elected.