Iyad Allawi Quotes

Listen, we’re making good progress in Iraq. Sometimes its hard to tell it when you listen to the filter.

I think all of us who have been in Afghanistan on the ground multiple times know that what we're doing there on the ground is just not sustainable.

Make no mistake, our troops will be in Afghanistan and Iraq for a long time.

In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option.

It was essentially for self defence that we went to war in Afghanistan and would go to war in Iraq.

We are not going to abandon Iraq.

By the time the United States went to war with Afghanistan in the fall of 2001, I had made three trips to the country. I covered the fall of the Taliban in Kandahar and have been returning routinely for the past 14 years.

I'm concerned about getting Iraq on its feet.

There is only one option in Iraq: that we win.

As we continue to make great progress in the war on terror, now more than ever, it is important that members of the international community stand-by and bolster the efforts of the emerging diplomatic leaders in Iraq and Afghanistan.

I have been to Iraq on a number of occasions. I was with the first group that went in.

We are succeeding in Iraq. Thank you, America.

Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.

Before the trip began we mapped out three primary goals: 1) to see and meet with our American troops, and thank them for their bravery and sacrifice; 2) to assess the security situation in Iraq; and 3) to give our support to Iraq's national unity government.

There's no doubt that it's still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that the United States was helping to provide security for Chairman Karzai. And it shows that the United States is committed to that regime.

History will judge the war against Iraq not by the brilliance of its military execution, but by the effectiveness of the post-hostilities activities

In order to have defense here at home, we have to have offense in Iraq and Iran.

We cannot lose Afghanistan

Well Australia's been in Afghanistan from the get go, way back in 2001, but we have been resolute throughout and with support from both sides of Australian politics.

As we have heard, the end of al-Zarqawi is a significant blow to al-Qaida operations in Iraq. It is another clear indication of the progress we are making.

We are not at war with Egypt. We are in an armed conflict.

Overseas, America's fighting men and women have been waging war against those who would attack America and plunge the world into a period of darkness, and their success can easily be seen.

That was one of the great successes of removing Saddam Hussein, as we took Iraq out of the picture of having a sovereign nation from which the terrorists could operate. But this war has not gone perfectly.

Iraq is no diversion. It is a place where civilization is taking a decisive stand against chaos and terror, we must not waver.

We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq.