I made the case to Gen. Franks and Secretary Rumsfeld before the president that I was not sure we had enough troops. The case was made, it was listened to, it was considered. … A judgment was made by those responsible that the troop strength was adequate

They were anticipating a different kind of immediate aftermath of the fall of Baghdad, it turned out to be not exactly as they had anticipated

The president's military advisers felt that the size of the force was adequate, they may still feel that years later. Some of us don't, I don't

It was an enormous mistake for us to try to occupy that country after June of 2003. We have to pull back, and we have to recognize it

America and its allies face many risks and problems in Iraq, but it is all too easy to snatch defeat from the jaws of uncertainty.

When I first started here, I was sitting in the ditch thinking, 'What the heck did I do? Texas in August, the chiggers, fire ants, rattlesnakes, uncomfortable accommodations' _ but I'm going to be sad leaving here, ... I hope people will say that the Camp Casey movement sparked a peace movement that ended the war in Iraq

My son was killed in a war without honor for the sake of lies

Politics is when you say you are going to do one thing while intending to do another. Then you do neither what you said nor what you intended

Well, you know, when I talked about the $87 billion, I made a mistake in how I talk about the war. But the president made a mistake in invading Iraq. Which is worse

I know that they are in heaven, ... and I know that that's why this movement is growing because we have tens of thousands of angels behind us that are supporting us, that are saying, 'Well, you know we died and that was really crappy, but we hope that our deaths are going to make the world a better place,' and it's up to us to make sure that it does