Iraq Quotes - Page 17

• Iraq is not about oil.

  Bobby Ray Inman

  Oil

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• There is no excuse for this administration shielding information about Iraq and the fact that we have great difficulties there from the American people.

  Jay Inslee

  People, Information, Administration

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• In my judgment, based on the work that has been done to this point of the Iraq Survey Group, and in fact, that I reported to you in October, Iraq was in clear violation of the terms of U.N.Resolution 1441.

  David Kay

  Groups, Done, October

  "Transcript: David Kay at Senate hearing". www.cnn.com. January 28, 2004.

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• You know, I agree with President Obama that in Iraq and Afghanistan, at some point in time, we have to take the training wheels off and we have to allow those countries to stand on their own two feet.

  Josh Mandel

  Country, Two, Feet

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• If the United States leads a multinational force into Iraq without United Nations backing, Canada should fight beside its neighbour. We've gone from being a middle power to a muddle power on this one.

  Peter MacKay

  Fighting, Canada, United States

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• The Iraq war was not necessary.

  Scott McClellan

  War, Iraq War

  "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception". Book by Scott McClellan, June 3, 2008.

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• In the years since 9/11, more terrorists have been created through this President's policies than were captured or killed. There weren't any terrorists in Iraq in 2003, but there are now.

  Bill Pascrell

  Years, President, Terrorist

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• Although I voted against the initial resolution approving the war in Iraq, I have consistently voted to support our troops with much-needed armor and supplies.

  Ed Pastor

  War, Support, Troops

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• There is no doubt that, with the exception of a very small number of people close to a vicious regime, the people of Iraq have been liberated and they understand that they've been liberated.

  Richard Perle

  Small Numbers, People, Doubt

  "Turkey at the Crossroads". Luncheon keynote speech at a AEI conference, www.aei.org, September 22, 2003.

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• It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments.

  Feisal Abdul Rauf

  Responsibility, Adventure, America

  "Larry King Live", transcripts.cnn.com. September 8, 2010.

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• It is hard as an American to support the failure of American military operations in Iraq. Such failure will bring with it the death and wounding of many American service members, and many more Iraqis.

  Scott Ritter

  Military, Support, Operations

  "A Critic's Defeatist Rhetoric" by David Asman, www.foxnews.com. February 15, 2005.

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• My goal in Baghdad was to facilitate a debate here in the United States on America's policy toward Iraq, a debate that's been sadly lacking.

  Scott Ritter

  America, Goal, United States

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• I made a movie to explain to the American public what had been achieved in regards to disarmament of Iraq and why inspectors aren't in Iraq today and detailing the very complex, murky history of interaction between Iraq, the United Nations and the United States. It is most definitely not a pro-Iraq movie. It is a pro-truth movie.

  Scott Ritter

  United States, Today, Made

  "Scott Ritter: Case against Iraq is speculation". Interview with Paula Zahn, www.cnn.com. September 13, 2002.

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• If you're coming from America to Iraq, then how are you supposed to be objective? I mean, you could pay lip service to being objective, but how are you going to objective when you're embedded with the Marines? The Marines are saving your life every day and they're protecting you.

  Shane Smith

  Mean, Marine, America

  Interview with Spike Jonze, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 26, 2013.

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• To sum up, the position we took was that since we didn't know the internal situation in Iraq nor Saddam Hussein, that our best bet was to take counsel from the people who did know him and who did deal with him.

  Brent Scowcroft

  People, Hussein, Situation

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• Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.

  Brent Scowcroft

  Democracy, Election, Tradition

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• Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a new country from developing at all.

  Brent Scowcroft

  Country, Believe, Trying

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• I'm praying we don't go to war with Iraq. If we do, I may have to go back to work earlier.

  Elizabeth Vargas

  War, May, Praying

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• Throughout the lead-up to the war, CNN worked hard to air all sides of the story. We had a regular segment called Voices of Dissent in which we spent time covering antiwar protests and interviewing those who were opposed to the war with Iraq.

  Jim C. Walton

  War, Voice, Cnn

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• But the key thing is that Iraq, while it's got very large oil reserves, has marginalized itself as an oil exporter and these days its exports are only about one tenth that of neighboring Saudi Arabia.

  Daniel Yergin

  Oil, Keys, Arabia

  "CNN American Morning with Paula Zahn". www.cnn.com. September 3, 2002.

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• Punishing abuse in Iraq should not return the U.S. to Sept. 10, 2001, in the way it fights al Qaeda, while Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants remain at large and continue to plan attacks.

  John Yoo

  Fighting, Abuse, Als

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• It's very hard to understand just what our strategy is in Syria, frankly, and on Iraq that this is Iraq's war, that the role of the United States is to help Iraq, to arm, train, support, provide air support, but this has to be Iraq's war.

  David Ignatius

  War, Air, Support

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• But the U.S. has to be careful. If our strategy depends on Sunnis doing the fighting to clear Mosul and Ramadi - and, as near as I can tell, that is the strategy - then you have to be careful that Sunnis don't perceive the U.S. to be operating arm in arm with Iran or with Iranian-backed Shiite militias that Abadi - Prime Minister Abadi is using in Iraq, so that, in effect, we're fronting for Iran.

  David Ignatius

  Fighting, Iran, Arms

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• The world is a better place because Saddam Hussein does not in Iraq.

  Marco Rubio

  Doe, World, Hussein

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• A stable Iraq at peace with its neighbors will remain elusive until we improve both the security and the economic environment in Iraq.

  Tom Lantos

  Environment, Neighbor, Economic

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