Iraq Quotes - Page 20

• Iraq is now the central front in the war against al-Qaeda.

  John McCain

  War, Als, Al Qaeda

  "Meet the Press" with Tim Russert, www.nbcnews.com. September 16, 2007.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Democrats proposing failure in Iraq by withdrawing.

  John McCain

  Democrat, Withdrawing

  4 Copy quote

• Iraq was a war of choice, like Vietnam.

  Chuck Hagel

  War, Choices, Vietnam

  4 Copy quote

• Even if Iraq IS a civil war, people have won civil wars.

  Newt Gingrich

  War, People, Ifs

  5 Copy quote

• Think about the decade after Iraq, not just the day after.

  Joe Biden

  Thinking, Decades

  "Meet the Press: Meet the Candidates 2008 series". Interview with Tim Russert, www.nbcnews.com. April 29, 2007.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Iraq war has made us overlook domestic agenda.

  Mike Huckabee

  War, Agendas, Made

  5 Copy quote

• The question of whether we were misled into the war in Iraq isn't a liberal or conservative or Republican or Democratic question, it's an American one. Protecting the democracy that we ask our sons and daughters to die for is our responsibility and our trust. Demanding accountability from our leaders is our job as citizens. It's the American way. So may the truth win out.

  Bruce Springsteen

  Daughter, Jobs, War

  4 Copy quote

• The evil lot who did that thing on September 11 did it because they wanted to create a war between America and Islam. And by invading Iraq, we gave them what they hoped for.

  Billy Bragg

  War, America, Evil

  4 Copy quote

• I don't think any sensible person would disagree that the invasion of Iraq led to the massive level of instability that we're seeing right now. I think that was one of the worst foreign policy blunders in the modern history of the United States.

  Bernie Sanders

  Thinking, Levels, Invasion

  Source: www.complex.com

  45 Copy quote

  Show source

• It just seems to me that the world's kind of a mess, and the more messy it gets, the more interested I am in escapist fare. Having a good time is something that isn't about the war in Iraq or the Asian flu or the Kyoto protocol - things that are horribly depressing to consider in our real lives. I'm eager to get away from them.

  Eric Stoltz

  Depressing, Real, War

  56 Copy quote

• We hear the term independent contractors in Iraq. Independent contractors? Mercenaries!

  Studs Terkel

  Independent, Term, Contractor

  "What I've Learned: Studs Terkel" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. November 6, 2008.

  6 Copy quote

  Show source

• The torture and other sadistic abuses of prisoners in Iraq have done immense damage already to America's reputation in the world, and the worst may be yet to come. Shamefully, we now learn that Saddam's torture chambers reopened under new management: U.S. management.

  Edward Kennedy

  America, Abuse, Done

  4 Copy quote

• (Obama) really has no experience or knowledge or judgment about the issue of Iraq and he has wanted to surrender for a long time.

  John McCain

  Issues, Long, Judgment

  4 Copy quote

• And I think the almost undeviating support by Great Britain for the ill-advised policies of President Bush in Iraq have been a major tragedy for the world.

  Jimmy Carter

  Thinking, Support, President

  "Bush Is 'the Worst in History' In Foreign Relations, Carter Says". www.washingtonpost.com. May 20, 2007.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Look what happened with regard to our invasion into Afghanistan, how we apparently intentionally let bin Laden get away. That was done by the previous administration because they knew very well that if they would capture al Qaeda, there would be no justification for an invasion in Iraq. There’s no question that the leader of the military operations of the U.S. called back our military, called them back from going after the head of al Qaeda.

  Maurice Hinchey

  Military, Leader, Invasion

  "Dem: Bush intentionally lost bin Laden" by Andy Barr, www.politico.com. November 30, 2009.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Every time I visit Iraq or Afghanistan I am blown away.

  David Cameron

  Afghanistan, Blown Away

  8 Copy quote

• Will Iraq be a democracy? The question is, 'Will America be a democracy?'

  Howard Zinn

  America, Democracy

  4 Copy quote

• Why are we working so hard to preserve Iraq, a fake country to begin with? Why do we care whether this fake country that was drawn on the map 100 years ago remains?

  Bill Maher

  Country, Years, Fake

  6 Copy quote

• What we've also got to think about is the limitations of military power. Maybe it's time to focus on the economic issues, and most of all the political issues, because the political failure in Iraq right now is almost worse than the military failure. And the two are intertwined.

  Paul Rieckhoff

  Military, Thinking, Issues

  5 Copy quote

• In the annals of American blunders, the Bay of Pigs may have been even more feckless, and the invasion of Iraq more costly, but we cannot yet calculate the cost of teaching Iran and others, by our role in the casual overthrow of Moammar Gaddafi, the peril of not having nuclear weapons.

  George Will

  Teaching, Iran, Pigs

  7 Copy quote

• As a citizen I felt appalled that we WENT TO WAR over faulty information - that felt false or at least "stretched" from the first time they started to push the idea that Iraq and 9/11 were connected, though they didn't seem to be and there was no logical reason for thinking they were. It's like your neighbors the Smiths burned your house down, and then the next day you retaliated by burning down the Jones' house.

  Christopher Durang

  War, Thinking, Ideas

  4 Copy quote

• The only time I penetrated Tony Blair's defenses over Iraq was by keeping eye contact while telling him he never seemed to by sorry

  Andrew Marr

  Sorry, Eye, Defense

  4 Copy quote

• There were no terrorists in Iraq. There's never been an Iraqi terrorist.

  Jodie Evans

  Terrorist

  4 Copy quote

• Most Americans believe that escalation will not bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end, and that's why I've proposed not just a troop cap, but a phased redeployment that will start bringing our troops home.

  Barack Obama

  War, Believe, Home

  "Flat State of the Union Address Still Earns Requisite Applause", www.foxnews.com. January 24, 2007.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• The president has outlined a new strategy for success in Iraq, but in order for this effort to be successful the Iraqi government must be held accountable. ... If we fail in Iraq, or withdraw our troops prematurely, the terrorists will follow us home. Success is our only option.

  John Boehner

  Home, Successful, Government

  4 Copy quote