“Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.” ResultsDemocracyTraditionElectionDemocraticIraqSaddam Author:Brent Scowcroft
“Our brave soldiers and support personnel are engaged in a battle as important as any the United States has ever before waged, for the success of democracy in Iraq is a crucial test of the ideals this Nation was founded upon.” ImportantStatesNationsUnitedUnited StatesSupportDemocracyBattleIdealsTestsBraveSoldierIraqEngagedCrucialPersonnelBrave Soldiers Author:Virginia Foxx
“People are constantly applying double standards. Take the United States, for example. Washington wants the whole world to admire the country for its democracy. Then the government sends out its army, in the name of this democracy, and leaves behind the kind of chaos we see in Iraq.” PeopleWorldWantKindCountryStatesWholeGovernmentNamesUnitedBehindsUnited StatesDemocracyExampleStandardsArmyChaosIraqWhole WorldAdmireDouble Standard Author:Jacob Zuma
“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.” LooksStatesGovernmentInterestDemocracySuccessfulExampleConcernedDemocraticIraqPopulationAggressive Author:Ahmed Chalabi
“We certainly would not want to have the same kind of democracy as they have in Iraq, I can tell you quite honestly.” WantKindDemocracyIraqHonestly Author:Vladimir Putin
“It's great that we're bringing democracy to Iraq. I can't wait to see how we do it! What are we gonna do, give them our civics textbooks?” GivingI CanWaitingDemocracyIraqCivicsTextbooks Author:Lewis Black
“Our goal in Iraq is victory. Our goal is for a young democracy to be able to sustain itself, govern itself, and defend itself and serve as an ally in the war on terror.” WarAbleYoungGoalDemocracyVictoryIraqTerrorAlliesWar On Terror Author:George W. Bush
“This democracy... The elections in Iraq were held despite the American opposition. It was the will of the Iraqi people and the religious authorities. [The elections] were the result of pressure by Ayatollah Sistani, by the Iraqi religious authorities, and by the fighting forces in Iraq on America. They left the US no choice but to allow the elections.” PeopleAmericaChoicesFightingLeftForceReligiousResultsDemocracyAuthorityPressureElectionIraqDespiteOpposition Author:Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
“The American flag is an enduring symbol of liberty, democracy, and justice. It is fitting that the House act to protect it as we approach our nation's birthday, and as our men and women in uniform rally behind it in Iraq's battlefields.” MenHouseNationsJusticeBehindsLibertyDemocracyProtectApproachMen And WomenEndureIraqSymbolsBirthdayFlagsUniformsFittingBattlefieldsAmerican Flag Author:Joey Barton
“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.” WayMayWarJobsDiesAsksWinningResponsibilityLeaderDemocracySonCitizensRepublicanDaughterDemocraticIraqConservativeAccountabilityMisledSon And Daughter Author:Bruce Springsteen
“Will Iraq be a democracy? The question is, 'Will America be a democracy?'” AmericaDemocracyIraq Author:Howard Zinn
“Oftentimes Westerners don't really understand fully the values of this particular culture. And I think the jury is still out as to whether democracy can really thrive in Iraq.” ThinkingStillsValuesCultureDemocracyParticularIraqThriveJuryWesterners Author:Katie Couric
“He (former President Gerald Ford) made it very clear that he did not agree with the reasons President Bush laid out for the war, namely the belief that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq or that there was some obligation that the United States or the president had to expand democracy.” MadeWarStatesReasonBeliefPresidentUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyClearWeaponsMassDestructionAgreeIraqObligationMade ItFormerPresident BushWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionGerald Ford Author:Bob Woodward
“[If President Bush is right about democracy in Iraq] I may, and I don't know if I can physically do this, implode.” IfsKnowsMayI CanPresidentDemocracyIraqPresident Bush Author:Jon Stewart
“Iraq and Afghanistan are now democracies and they are allies in the cause of freedom and peace.” CausesDemocracyIraqAlliesAfghanistanFreedom And Peace Author:George W. Bush
“We will have to work around the world with less than ideal governments. The government in Saudi Arabia is not a democracy, but we will have to work with them. The government in Jordan is not perfect, but we will have to work with them. But anti-American dictators like [Bashar] Assad, who help Hezbollah, who helped get those IEDs into Iraq, if they go, I will not shed a tear.” IfsWorldHelpingGovernmentPerfectDemocracyTearsIdealsIraqAround The WorldShedDictatorNot PerfectJordanArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisAssadHezbollahAnti-american Author:Marco Rubio
“I think a lot it was the theology, that the road to Jerusalem runs through Baghdad, that somehow if we broke apart the rejectionist states, like Iraq, then the whole Middle East would reconfigure itself into a more favorable environment for democracy and Israel and us.” IfsThinkingStatesWholeRunningDemocracyEnvironmentMiddleIraqIsraelEastTheologyBrokeMiddle EastJerusalemBaghdad Author:Chris Matthews
“You cannot possibly expect even the most illiterate person on Earth to believe that you really want a democracy in Iraq while you are paying Mubarak $3 billion a year to pretend he doesn't hate Israel. And you're providing the military and diplomatic umbrella that protects the fascist government, if you will, of the al Sauds.” IfsWantYearsBelievePersonsGovernmentEarthHateDemocracyMilitaryProtectIraqIsraelBillionsAlsProvidingFascistsUmbrellaDiplomaticIlliterateMubarakIlliterate Person Author:Michael Scheuer
“Iraq is not only fighting to defend itself, but also to defend all countries of the world, especially as these foreign fighters that are fighting for Daesh, they come from more than 100 countries. So, very humbly, we say that we are defending ourselves and all countries of the civilized world, and we are defending democracy.” WorldCountryFightingDemocracyIraqFighterCivilizedCountries Of The World Author:Ibrahim al-Jaafari