“I think Donald Trump's history has shown that this was a very problematic thing. There were so many ways Iraq could have gone awry once we started, and I don't think most of us spend enough time considering the dangers.” ThinkingWayEnoughGoneDangerTrumpIraqConsideringEnough Time Author:Jeff Sessions
“I was talking about [Donald] Trump and certain things he was saying, that he wanted to go into Iraq and just "take the oil." I said he sounded like the Corleone Family from The Godfather, you know, "Let's just get it all while we got the muscle."” KnowsSaidWantedCertainTalkingTrumpIraqOilMusclesCorleone Author:Louis Farrakhan
“I think what Mr. Trump has made clear is that he would not undertake optional wars, what I have called wars of choice, a la, say Iraq in 2003 or Libya, for the purposes of transforming another country. It's not clear whether Hillary Clinton, if she were to have the opportunity, would do such a thing again or whether she would have taken a - the lesson from both Iraq and Libya that we ought not to be undertaking those kinds of wars of choice.” IfsThinkingKindMadeWarCountryPurposeChoicesOpportunityTakenClearOughtTrumpLessonsClintonIraqTransformingUndertakingsLibyaOptional Author:Richard N. Haass
“I hope the fact-checkers are turning up the volume and really working hard. Donald [Trump] supported the invasion of Iraq.” HardFactsTrumpIraqVolumeInvasionCheckers Author:Hillary Clinton
“Google "Donald Trump Iraq." And you will see the dozens of sources which verify that he was for the invasion of Iraq.” SourceTrumpIraqDozenGoogleInvasionVerify Author:Hillary Clinton
“The amazing thing about Trump is that he is so completely predictable. Hillary Clinton knows that if she teases him about either his wealth, his taxes, the women who are coming after him or his preposterous claims of being against the Iraq war, he cannot resist.” IfsKnowsWarWealthTrumpTaxesClaimsClintonIraqPredictableAmazing ThingsIraq WarTease Author:James Fallows
“Well, you know, once again, Donald [Trump] is implying that he didn't support the invasion of Iraq. I said it was a mistake.” KnowsWellsSaidMistakeSupportTrumpIraqInvasionImplying Author:Hillary Clinton
“Donald Trump has no credibility to criticize me or my record or anything that I have done. If he had spent a minute in the deserts of Afghanistan or in the deserts of Iraq, I might listen to what he has to say.” IfsDoneMightRecordsMinutesTrumpIraqDesertCriticizeAfghanistanCredibility Author:John R. Allen