“I think we've, again, got to be extremely careful; otherwise we'll misunderstand what's going on in Iraq and in Syria today. Of course, you can't say that those of us who removed Saddam in 2003 bear no responsibility for the situation in 2015.” ThinkingTodayCoursesResponsibilitySituationBearsIraqCarefulSyriaSaddam Author:Tony Blair
“Saddam Hussein was a bad guy. Right? He was a bad guy, really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn't read him the rights. They didn't talk. They were terrorists. It was over.” KnowsWellsGuyRightsTerroristSaddamBad GuysHussein Author:Donald Trump
“Most Iraqis, even if they hated Saddam and suffered, say life was much better under him than it was under the occupation and what's going on today.” IfsTodayHatedOccupationSaddam Author:Tariq Ali
“I think I'm probably more typical of the average American who doesn't have a connection to a military community.” ThinkingCommunityMilitaryConnectionsAverageTypical Author:Michelle Obama
“Truly 1 percent of this country serves and protects the freedoms of the other 99 percent of us, so many of us don't have that connection. Fortunately, Jill Biden does. She's a blue-star mom. Their son was in the National Guard - or is in the - in - is a Reservist.” DoeCountryStarsSonMomProtectPercentConnectionsBlueBidenNational Guard Author:Michelle Obama
“I was out there meeting with a lot of working moms and whenever I would gather a group of women, there was always a voice that was unfamiliar to me, and it was the voice of a military spouse, oftentimes a woman, oftentimes working, many times in a position where they've had to move every two or three years, where their kids have had to change school multiple times, people dealing - families dealing with multiple deployments, dealing with the stresses of reconnection.” PeopleYearsTwoKidsSchoolMovingThreeVoiceGroupsMilitaryPositionMomStressMeetingsThree YearsMultipleSpouseUnfamiliarDeploymentWorking ManWorking MomMilitary Spouse Author:Michelle Obama
“The president [Barack Obama] asked for a commitment of, I think, 100,000 jobs for veterans and military spouses over the next couple of years. And we announced during the tour last week that we have gotten more than 60,000 jobs, and we're well on our way to just crashing that goal out of the water, because what businesses are understanding is that these men and women are some of the most highly trained resources that we have in this country.” ThinkingMenWayYearsWellsCountryJobsLastsNextUnderstandingGoalPresidentWaterWeekMilitaryCoupleMen And WomenCommitmentResourcesBarackSpouseVeteranPresident Barack ObamaMilitary Spouse Author:Michelle Obama
“We're starting to see, as the economy improves, that the unemployment rate among veterans and military spouses - we're seeing some improvement in those numbers. And that's a good thing.” NumbersEconomySeeingMilitaryGood ThingsRateStartingImprovementUnemploymentSpouseVeteranUnemployment RateMilitary Spouse Author:Michelle Obama
“I mean, that's the least we should do for these men and women [veterans and military spouses], is to make sure they come back to jobs that pay, to career opportunities, that these spouses are able to add a second income to their households, because these families do not have a lot of resources.” MenShouldMeanAbleJobsOpportunityPayCareersMilitaryMen And WomenResourcesAddIncomeHouseholdSpouseVeteranCareer OpportunitiesMilitary Spouse Author:Michelle Obama
“These are things that we hear from military families everywhere we go. But it - on PTSD, the thing that I want to make sure people understand is that the vast majority of veterans and military families aren't dealing with any kind of mental health. But there are - these are what are called the invisible wounds of this war. And many times they don't present.” PeopleWantKindWarMilitaryMajorityMental HealthWoundsInvisibleVeteranPtsdMilitary Family Author:Michelle Obama
