I am struck by how casually we as a nation react to the carnage in Iraq.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm very disturbed about the uptick in shootings and violence at our military installations across the nation.
We try very quickly to show that we are not at war with the Iraqi people. We're trying to deal with the people who are indeed themselves at war with the Iraqi people.
This question about Iraq has gotten personal.
We are today, in this country, convulsed by the situation in Iraq. It is an extraordinary crisis. It is taxing our men and women in uniform, and it is certainly taxing our resolve.
I leave Iraq gladdened by what has been accomplished and confident your future is full of hope.
Iraq is a small but very proud nation.
If we are lucky, and George W. Bush is right, we are about to witness the War of the Happy Iraqis.
In liberating Iraq, we have rid the nation and the rest of the world from the danger of Saddam Hussein.
Although the troops have struck us, we throw it all behind and are glad to meet you in peace and friendship.
Further, by acting decisively in Iraq, the United States has sent very strong signals to other nations that have been or could be terrorist sympathizers.