There's a growing desire to get out of Iraq, almost regardless of the consequences. This is the way things began to develop in Vietnam after the fall of 1967.

American abdication in Iraq will have global consequences if a fundamentalist radical state were to emerge in Baghdad.

A free and prosperous Iraq will be a major blow to the terrorists and their desire to establish a safe haven in Iraq where they can plan and plot attacks.

Those who want to . . . who feel the desire, who have the passion to go over to Iraq.

The wing was tasked to provide vehicle operators to serve in Iraq. We volunteered.

We need to stay in Iraq until the job is done. The President understands this and I'm glad that he is getting more countries to participate. We must change the chant of millions of young Muslims from 'Jihad Against the World' to 'Freedom and Democracy.'