“One outcome is almost certain. Extremism stands to benefit enormously from an uncalculated adventure in Iraq.” CertainAdventureBenefitsIraqOutcomesExtremism Author:Mohammad Javad Zarif
“Desert Storm II would be in a walk in the park... The case for 'regime change' boils down to the huge benefits and modest costs of liberating Iraq.” Would BeWalksCasesHugeCostBenefitsIraqStormDesertParksRegimesModestLiberatingRegime ChangeWalks In The ParkDesert Storm Author:Kenneth Adelman
“We are not denying that Turkey has a right to defend itself from extremists but some of its actions are not serving any democratic purpose in Turkey or in Iraq. This will not benefit the relations between the two countries.” TwoCountryActionPurposeBenefitsRelationDemocraticIraqServingTurkeysExtremistTwo Countries Author:Jalal Talabani
“As a Texas loyalist who followed Bush to Washington with great hope and personal affection and as a proud member of his administration, I was all too ready to give him and his highly experienced foreign policy advisers the benefit of the doubt on Iraq. Unfortunately, subsequent events have showed that our willingness to trust the judgment of Bush and his team was misplaced.” GivingDoubtTeamEventsPolicyReadyProudMembersBenefitsJudgmentIraqAffectionAdministrationWillingnessTexasForeign PolicyAdviserMisplacedGreat HopeBenefit Of The DoubtLoyalists Author:Scott McClellan
“I am tired of the warmakers making war with our children. I am tired of our tired troops being sent over to do the dirty work for mob bosses who are going to squeeze the life out of Iraq and not leave until every asset and every natural resource has been raped from the country. I am tired of seeing Iraqis burying their loved ones and hearing the reverberating screams of mothers all over our country who are being destroyed for the benefit of a very few.” ChildrenHas BeensWarCountryMotherNaturalSeeingBenefitsResourcesOur ChildrenTiredIraqHearingDestroyedOur CountryDirtyBossAssetsScreamLoved OnesTroopsNatural ResourcesBuryingDirty Work Author:Cindy Sheehan
“What is the possible benefit? Can this material save lives? Can it improve the quality of life in Iraq? Can it tend to shape our perceptions of how war should and should not be conducted? Can it shape our perceptions of who should be conducting war and in what manner? And the answer to that is a clear yes.” ShouldWarAnswersQualityClearMaterialsShapesBenefitsPerceptionIraqQuality Of LifeConductingSave A Life Author:Julian Assange
“The feeling of being an Iraqi unites all ethnic groups within this country. Even the Kurds, who have traditionally pushed for their own state, see the benefits of the current situation. They enjoy an autonomous status in Kurdistan, while at the same time participating in decisions in Baghdad. But if neighboring states were to push for a partition of Iraq, it would be a horrible mistake.” IfsCountryStatesFeelingsWould BeEnjoyDecisionMistakeSituationGroupsBenefitsIraqCurrentsHorribleParticipatingBaghdadAutonomousPartitionKurdsEthnic GroupsCurrent SituationHorrible Mistakes Author:Zalmay Khalilzad
“The likely economic effects [of the war in Iraq] would be relatively small... Under every plausible scenario, the negative effect will be quite small relative to the economic benefits.” WarWould BeEconomicEffectsBenefitsNegativeIraqRelativeScenariosPlausible Author:Lawrence B. Lindsey
“I think what history will show is that one of the most tragic results of the war in Iraq will be that although Sharon, the Likudites, the Neoconservatives in our country, President Bush and the Democratic party thought the war in Iraq and destroying Saddam would benefit Israeli security, we're seeing absolutely that the war in Iraq has probably put Israeli security in a more tenuous condition than it's been in since the founding of the Israeli state.” ThinkingWarCountryStatesShowsPresidentResultsPartySeeingConditionsSecurityBenefitsDemocraticIraqOur CountryTragicDestroyingSaddamFoundingDemocratic PartyIsraeliPresident BushSharon Author:Michael Scheuer
“I faced a lot of criticism as president. I didn't like hearing people claim that I lied about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction or cut taxes to benefit the rich. But the suggestion that I was racist because of the response to Katrina represented an all-time low.” PeoplePresidentRichCuttingTaxesBenefitsWeaponsMassLowsCriticismDestructionClaimsResponseIraqHearingAll TimeRacistSuggestionsLiedWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionKatrinaAll Time Low Author:George W. Bush
“Cliches about supporting the troops are designed to distract from failed policies, policies promoted by powerful special interests that benefit from war, anything to steer the discussion away from the real reasons the war in Iraq will not end anytime soon.” WarRealEndsReasonInterestPowerfulSpecialPolicyBenefitsMadnessIraqDiscussionTroopsClicheSteersSpecial InterestsDeficit SpendingPreventive War Author:Ron Paul
“Can you cite one speck of hard evidence of the benefits of "diversity" that we have heard gushed about for years? Evidence of its harm can be seen — written in blood — from Iraq to India, from Serbia to Sudan, from Fiji to the Philippines. It is scary how easily so many people can be brainwashed by sheer repetition of a word.” PeopleYearsHardWrittenHeardBloodBenefitsDiversityEvidenceIndiaIraqScaryHarmSheerRepetitionPhilippinesSpecksBrainwashedCitingSerbiaSudanFiji Book:Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt) Source: Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt)
“America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves them and threatens us. When these demands are met, the first and greatest benefit will come to Iraqi men, women and children.” PeopleMenFirstsChildrenAmericaMetsDemandBenefitsIraqRegimesMen Women Author:George W. Bush