“What's happened at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is one of the grossest violations of human rights under the Geneva Conventions that we have record of. It is simply monstrous.” HumansRecordsRightsHappenedPrisonHuman RightsIraqConventionsViolationMonstrousGenevaAbu GhraibGeneva ConventionViolation Of Human Rights Author:Carlos Fuentes
“The events in Crimea themselves have nothing to do with what happened in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and other regions. In my opinion, when the world becomes unipolar, or when someone tries to make it so, then this one pole has the illusion that all issues can be settled through power. And only when there is a balance of power does the desire to negotiate appears.” WorldTryingDoeDesireOpinionIssuesHappenedEventsBalanceIllusionIraqRegionsAfghanistanLibyaBalance Of PowerCrimea Author:Vladimir Putin
“Oh, indeed there is a tie between Iraq and what happened on 9/11. It's not that Saddam Hussein was somehow himself and his regime involved in 9/11, but, if you think about what caused 9/11, it is the rise of ideologies of hatred that lead people to drive airplanes into buildings in New York.” PeopleIfsThinkingHappenedNew YorkBuildingInvolvedHatredIraqIdeologyTiesRegimesAirplaneSaddamHussein Author:Condoleezza Rice
“You saw on your TV what happened in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The Reserves or National Guard are usually the people we use for those national emergencies. They weren't here, they were over in Iraq, and so we were less protected.” PeopleUseSawsHappenedTvsIraqProtectedReservesEmergenciesNew OrleansHurricanesKatrinaHurricane KatrinaNational Guard Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“I have said the invasion of Iraq was a mistake. But I think if we're ever going to really tackle the problems posed by jihadi extreme terrorism, we need to understand it and realize that it has antecedents to what happened in Iraq and we have to continue to be vigilant about it.” IfsThinkingNeedsSaidProblemRealizingMistakeHappenedIraqExtremesTerrorismInvasionVigilant Author:Hillary Clinton
“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.” IfsWellsLooksDoneWould BeLeaderHappenedMilitaryRegardIraqAdministrationOperationsGet AwayAlsCaptureAfghanistanJustificationInvasionBin LadenAl QaedaMilitary Operations Author:Maurice Hinchey
“One of the most meaningful things that's happened to me since I've been the governor - the president - governor - president. Oops. Ex-governor. I went to Bethesda Naval Hospital to give a fellow a Purple Heart, and at the same moment I watched him-get a Purple Heart for action in Iraq - and at that same - right after I gave him the Purple Heart, he was sworn in as a citizen of the United States - a Mexican citizen, now a United States citizen.” GivingHeartStatesMomentsActionPresidentUnitedUnited StatesHappenedCitizensFellowsIraqMeaningfulHospitalsGovernorsExesPurpleMexicanNavalMost MeaningfulMeaningful ThingsPurple Heart Author:George W. Bush
“Few knew in 2000 that Bush was going to end up with neoconservatives all over the place. And once 9/11 happened, I think it's fair to say that eight or nine neocons have had an enormous influence. The whole solution to every problem was to go after Iraq. This had been a neoconservative mantra for ten years. There was no secret about it.” ThinkingYearsEndsWholeProblemSecretHappenedInfluenceTenSolutionsFairsIraqEightNineEnormousMantras Author:Seymour Hersh