“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.” PeopleKnowsDealsSituationPositionIraqInternalsSaddamHussein Author:Brent Scowcroft
“A change of strategy suggests there is a strategy. I don't see a strategy that deals with - that concerns with dealing wit with ISIL overall. There is some sort of strategy for dealing with it in Iraq. I'm not sure there is one in Syria. And Libya is another problem altogether.” ProblemDealsConcernStrategyIraqWitNot SureSyriaLibyaIsilDealing With It Author:David Ignatius
“There has been a good deal of comment — some of it quite outlandish — about what our postwar requirements might be in Iraq. Some of the higher end predictions we have been hearing recently, such as the notion that it will take several hundred thousand U.S. troops to provide stability in post- Iraq, are wildly off the mark. It is hard to conceive that it would take more forces to provide stability in post-Saddam Iraq than it would take to conduct the war itself and to secure the surrender of Saddam's security forces and his army — hard to imagine.” Has BeensWarEndsHardMightForceDealsImagineSecurityHigherThousandHundredMarkArmyNotionIraqHearingSurrenderSecurePostsCommentStabilityTroopsRequirementsPredictionsSaddamOutlandishSecurity Forces Author:Paul Wolfowitz
“My message is, is that although some of you didn't agree with the actions we took, now let's work together to rebuild Iraq, rebuild Afghanistan, fight AIDS and hunger, deal with slavery, like sex slavery, and deal with proliferation. Let's work together on big issues.” BigsActionTogetherFightingSexDealsIssuesMessagesAgreeSlaveryHungerIraqAidsWorking TogetherAfghanistanProliferation Author:George W. Bush
“The terrorism from 9/11 has metastasized. It's metastasized in Iraq and Syria, in Nigeria, in Somalia, in Yemen and in other places in North Africa. We need a very comprehensive strategy to deal with that threat.” NeedsDealsStrategyThreatIraqTerrorismSyriaComprehensiveNigeriaSomaliaYemenNorth Africa Author:Leon Panetta
“If things do get better in Iraq, I'm saying as someone who thinks the war was a mistake. I'm saying that is cause for us all to have a huge party. It's a big deal if things get better. Because if they don't get better, our country is going to be hurt for generations.” IfsThinkingWarCountryBigsCausesHurtDealsPartyMistakeGenerationsHugeIraqOur CountryGet BetterBig Deal Author:Tucker Carlson
“I don't think the whole of Iraq would be under al-Sadr, but I think he would be the predominant force on the Shia side. Quite contrary to his sort of maverick, firebrand image, he's shown a propensity to deal with the other side, to look for compromises, to negotiate. You might have a loose federation [in Iraq].” ThinkingLooksWholeMightWould BeForceSidesDealsIraqContraryCompromiseAlsPropensityFederationMaverickShia Author:Patrick Cockburn