Iraq Quotes - Page 18

• In the lead-up to the Iraq war and its later conduct, I saw, at a minimum, true dereliction, negligence, and irresponsibility; at worst, lying, incompetence, and corruption.

  Anthony Zinni

  War, Lying, Saws

  "Battle Ready (Commander Series)". Book by Anthony Zinni, Tom Clancy and Tony Koltz, www.nbcnews.com. 2004.

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• The enemy understands a free Iraq will be a major defeat in their ideology of hatred. That's why they're fighting so vociferously.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Hatred, Enemy

  Transcript of the first Bush-Kerry Presidential Debate, www.debates.org. September 30, 2004.

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• I saw a poll that said the right track/wrong track in Iraq was better than here in America. It's pretty darn strong. I mean, the people see a better future.

  George W. Bush

  Strong, Mean, America

  A joint press conference of President George W. Bush and Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi at the White House, www.foxnews.com. September 23, 2004.

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• The White House was so eager to rid itself of Iraq that it was willing to withdraw rather than lock in arrangements that would preserve our influence and interests.

  Leon Panetta

  White, House, Locks

  Leon Panetta, Jim Newton (2014). “Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace”, p.214, Penguin

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• The disagreeable reality for those who believe in human rights is that there are some occasions-and Iraq may be one of them-when war is the only real remedy for regimes that live by terror.

  Michael Ignatieff

  Real, War, Believe

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• President Barack Obama Invokes Iraq War Authorization in Syria

  Bobby Schilling

  War, President, Syria

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• No connection between Iraq and the 9/11 catastrophe.

  Richard Ben-Veniste

  Connections, Catastrophe

  "Meet the Press", www.nbcnews.com. June 20, 2004.

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• President Bush is an intelligent man. He is not going to declare an economic war against Iraq . [...] I admire your extraordinary efforts to rebuild your country. I know you need funds. We understand that, and our opinion is that you should have the opportunity to rebuild your country. But we have no opinion on Arab-Arab conflicts like your border disagreement with Kuwait .

  April Glaspie

  Country, War, Intelligent

  "Confrontation in the Gulf". Excerpts From Iraqi Document on Meeting With U.S. Envoy, www.nytimes.com. September 23, 1990.

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• Solar power is one of the most hopeful technologies but still produces about 0.01 percent of U.S. electricity. The U.S. allocates just $159 million for solar research per year - about what we spend in Iraq every nine hours.

  Nicholas D. Kristof

  Technology, Years, Hopeful

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• Twenty-one years ago today Saddam Hussein was first elected president of Iraq and he has been re-elected ever since. Apparently they have the same electoral process we do, you don't need the popular vote to win.

  Jay Leno

  Winning, Years, Popular Vote

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• We have forgotten that Vietnam, and Iraq resent being invaded and know the ground better than we do.

  Wendell Berry

  Vietnam, Forgotten, Resent

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• The two policies that Ken Clarke is most famous for are his opposition to the Iraq war and being a very defensible and quite courageous pro-European. These are both policies he shares with us.

  Vince Cable

  War, Two, Courageous

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• Dialogue is good, America used to talk to Iraq all the time. Members of Congress don't have any special skill in weapons inspection. However, if members could be accompanied by weapons inspection experts, that could be a step in the right direction.

  Dennis Kucinich

  Skills, America, Special

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• There have been plenty of markers that show that this [Iraq] is a country that is worth the investment, because once it emerges as a country that is a stabilising factor, you will have a very different kind of Middle East.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Country, Middle East, Different

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• It's hard thinking about Iraq at night when I'm dancing with transvestites in the afternoon.

  Jerry Springer

  Night, Thinking, Dancing

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• Rejection would be a disaster for the U.S., but ratification alone will not end our problems in Iraq. Even if the constitution is ratified, the insurgents are not going to lay down their arms.

  Andrew Bacevich

  Rejection, Would Be, Arms

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• I think the press, which arguably was cowed by the (Bush) administration in the run-up to the war with Iraq, was certainly not cowed in covering the aftermath of Katrina.

  Ken Auletta

  Running, War, Thinking

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• One outcome is almost certain. Extremism stands to benefit enormously from an uncalculated adventure in Iraq.

  Mohammad Javad Zarif

  Adventure, Benefits, Outcomes

  "Iraq vows to cooperate on prohibited missiles". cnn.com. February 19, 2003.

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• The end of foreign occupation is one of the pre-requisites if we are to witness any progress in our efforts to help Iraq go forward.

  Amr Moussa

  Effort, Progress, Occupation

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• These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in two elections at the risk of their lives, preparing for a third, writing and ratifying a constitution granting more freedoms than exist in any country in the entire Arab Middle East. The secret is out, There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.

  Fouad Ajami

  Country, Writing, Two

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• If they succeed in creating an inclusive structure in virtually any peaceful form, Iraq succeeds. If they fail, the U.S.-led coalition fails almost regardless of its military success and that of the new Iraqi forces, and Iraq will move towards division, paralysis, civil conflict and/or a new strongman.

  Anthony H. Cordesman

  Military, Moving, Civilization

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• A lot of folks are still demanding more evidence before they actually consider Iraq a threat. For example, France wants more evidence. And you know I'm thinking, the last time France wanted more evidence they rolled right through Paris with the German flag.

  David Letterman

  Thinking, Paris, France

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• Iraq's elite Republican Guard is doing so badly they're changing their name to the Democratic Guard.

  David Letterman

  Names, Comedy, Republican

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• Democracy in Iraq will be an example that the Arab population will look to with great interest. And some Arab governments are concerned about democracy in Iraq, not because Iraq will be an aggressive state against them, but rather by the example that will be set by a successful federal democratic state in Iraq.

  Ahmed Chalabi

  Successful, Government, Democracy

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• If Australia is attacked, it's no longer terrorism. We have invaded Iraq. Iraq, or its new allies, have every right to attack back.

  Margo Kingston

  Australia, Allies, Terrorism

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