“No, because I think they're too chaotic and disorganized. If we do it now, it's all going to escalate and fall apart. It'll only get worse.”

— Steve Weissinger, Jack Hope Design-Build employee, Lawrence

“Yeah, we need to get out of there. My youngest brother has been over there for a year and a half. All we're doing is bringing ours over in body bags.”

— Amy Johnson, personal care attendant, Lawrence

“I would say we should keep the deadline. If we're going to set one, we may as well keep it”

— Randy Pringle, Pride Heating and Air Conditioning employee, Lawrence

“Yeah, I think we should. They've had plenty of time to set up the new government. It's time to let the Iraqis try on their own.”

— Michael Schmitz, manager of a storage facility, Lawrence