“The U.S. cannot accomplish anything further in Iraq militarily. It is time to bring them home.”
- Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.).
“Senior Democrat urges Iraq pullout,” Reuters, 11/17/05.
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“The United States cannot resolve the problems in Iraq militarily, and its policies have made things progressively worse. The Iraqi government has no military and won't have an effective one for five to ten years.”
Juan Cole, history professor, University of Michigan
“Unintended Consequences: A Forum on Iraq and the Mideast,” The Nation, 7/28/05.
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“They want us to retreat. They want us to wave the white flag of surrender to the terrorists of the world.”
- Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), statement.
Liz Sidoti. “Hawkish Democrat Call for Iraq Pullout,” AP, 11/17/05 (emphasis added).
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