If we have a chance of succeeding and bringing stability and democracy to Iraq, it will mean learning from our mistakes, not denying them and not ignoring them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option.
A stable Iraq at peace with its neighbors will remain elusive until we improve both the security and the economic environment in Iraq.
The bottom line is that after we defeat the armed forces of Iraq, that we will want to and need to provide stability throughout that country.
Success in Iraq will be a major setback for terrorists and a major asset for the security of this region. The struggle for Iraq is the struggle for the future of the world.
We have to bring stability to Iraq, otherwise we will be faced with a future dilemma of sending our loved ones into harms way to stop a civil war or the rise of a new tyrant born from the instability that we created.
Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help.
We can't have a failure in Iraq, but we also can't be there for the next 10 years because if we are, it's going to become, I think, a failure in and of itself.
We invaded Iraq to change a totalitarian, despotic regime, and we have been successful there.
We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning could be born in this cradle of civilization. Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility. Now, it's time to turn the page.
Clearly, a stable, unified and democratic Iraq cannot be achieved militarily by the U.S.
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