The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.
A democratic and stable Iraq and Afghanistan are essential to our broader efforts to make no place safe for terrorists and to win the War on Terrorism.
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.
The road ahead is not easy. Iraq is currently the center of the war on terror.
At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to defeat terrorism.
The closer Iraq approaches freedom and democracy, the more impediments and barriers the terrorists will erect.
The rise of ISIS in Iraq is a wider threat to the stability of the Middle East and the West than many realise.
The primary goal of the War on Terror is to prevent an attack from happening.
But the central point is that any campaign against Iraq, whatever the strategy, cost and risks, is certain to divert us for some indefinite period from our war on terrorism.
When Britain and the U.S. invaded Iraq, it was with the reasonable expectation that it was going to increase the threat of terror, as it has.