Yes, the Bush team's incompetence in securing Iraq is a travesty.

Too few troops were sent to secure Iraq; those sent had inadequate personal and vehicle armor.

We were told that this was the only way to secure Iraq.

The only real way to secure Iraq, Bush argued, is through self-governing democracy.

If he does that again, there is no way America can or should try to secure Iraq on its own.

What I said is that we'll match the security needs with the number of troops necessary to secure Iraq.

As many as 500,000 troops would be sent to secure Iraq.

Others said there had not been enough troops on the ground to secure and stabilize Iraq.

Taking that figure as a rough rule of thumb, securing Iraq, which has 25 million people, would require 500,000 foreign troops.

The international community should not have to bear all the costs of securing and rebuilding Iraq.