"We are really making a difference here in Baghdad. These people haven't had a sense of justice in such a long time. We're rebuilding schools and parks, and I am working with the Baghdad judiciary on rebuilding their court system... For those of us who joined the legal profession to make a difference, this sure is the place." -- Captain Patrick Murphy, Widener University School of Law Magazine, Fall 2004.

"I served in Baghdad from June of 2003 to January of 2004, walking in my own combat boots, I saw firsthand this administration's failed policy in Iraq." -- Rep. Patrick Murphy, 2/13/07