May 1, 2003: President George W. Bush – USS Abraham Lincoln Mission Accomplished speech: "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the Battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed."

July 2, 2003: "My answer is bring ’em on." —President George W. Bush, challenging militants attacking U.S. forces in Iraq,

December 20, 2005: "My fellow citizens: Not only can we win the war in Iraq – we are winning the war in Iraq."

January 11, 2006: "We have a new strategy with a new mission.." – Sending 20,000 more troops to Iraq.  Radio address to America

"Now, I think things have gotten so bad inside Iraq, from the standpoint of the Iraqi people, my belief is we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators." Vice President Cheney March 16, 2003:

May 30, 2003: "It happens not to be the area where weapons of mass destruction were dispersed. We know where they are. They’re in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat."

December 22, 2006 "Iraq was worth both the high human and financial cost that the U.S. has paid and continues to pay." (Rejecting accusations the conflict is a foreign policy disaster)