"If that region [Iraq] is abandoned to dictators and terrorists, it will be a constant source of

"If that region [Iraq] is abandoned to dictators and terrorists, it will be a constant source of violence and alarm, exporting killers of increasing destructive power to attack America and other free nations."
President Bush
"We went into Iraq with too few troops to prevent looting and crime, and we failed to secure nearly a million tons of conventional weapons now being used against our troops. We failed to build alliances and squandered the opportunity to generate wider support inside Iraq."
Sen. John Kerry