"We were told this war would be over in a matter of weeks, and that the Iraqis would be able to finance it with oil sales. We were promised it was not a mission of nation building"

This quote by Sherrod Brown is a reflection on the incorrect pledges made by the US government prior to the Iraq War. It suggests that the United States federal government misinformed the general public by claiming that the war would be over in a matter of weeks which Iraq would have the ability to finance it with oil sales. This indicates that the US federal government was not truthful about the true nature of the war, which was an objective of country building. This quote is a reminder of the repercussions of incorrect guarantees and the value of being sincere with the public about the real nature of a dispute. It also functions as a warning to the US government to be more transparent and sincere with the public about the real nature of any dispute.