“In the years since 9/11, more terrorists have been created through this President's policies than were captured or killed. There weren't any terrorists in Iraq in 2003, but there are now.” YearsHas BeensPresidentPolicyIraqTerroristCaptured Author:Bill Pascrell
“There is no doubt that, with the exception of a very small number of people close to a vicious regime, the people of Iraq have been liberated and they understand that they've been liberated.” PeopleHas BeensNumbersDoubtIraqNo DoubtExceptionRegimesViciousLiberatedSmall Numbers Author:Richard Perle
“It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments.” PeopleFeelsHas BeensDoneMomentsAmericaSpeakResponsibilityExampleAdventureIraqBridgesGloriousSpeak The TruthBuilder Author:Feisal Abdul Rauf
“U.S. has been trying to encourage Iraq to pass a law that would provide money and training and weapons for a Sunni national guard that could be effective in places like Ramadi, like Mosul” TryingHas BeensLawWeaponsTrainingIraqNational Guard 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
“Twenty-one years ago today Saddam Hussein was first elected president of Iraq and he has been re-elected ever since. Apparently they have the same electoral process we do, you don't need the popular vote to win.” NeedsYearsFirstsHas BeensTodayWinningProcessPresidentYears AgoVoteTwentiesIraqSaddamHusseinTwenty OnePopular VoteElectoral Process Author:Jay Leno
“There have been plenty of markers that show that this [Iraq] is a country that is worth the investment, because once it emerges as a country that is a stabilising factor, you will have a very different kind of Middle East.” KindHas BeensDifferentCountryShowsMiddleInvestmentIraqEastFactorsPlentyDifferent KindsMiddle EastMarkers Author:Condoleezza Rice
“I think President Obama has always been a little bit underestimated. Some of the things he's done with foreign policy have been unassailable. Getting us out of Iraq, killing Osama Bin Laden.” ThinkingLittlesHas BeensDoneBitsPresidentPolicyLittle BitKillingIraqPresident ObamaForeign PolicyBin LadenOsama Bin LadenUnderestimated Author:Willie Geist
“If we had allowed things to drift, everything would have gone from bad to worse. Nasser would have become a kind of Moslem Mussolini, and our friends in Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and even Iran would gradually have been brought down. His efforts would have spread westwards, and Libya and North Africa would have been brought under his control.” IfsKindHas BeensEffortGoneIraqSpreadIranJordanArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisLibyaNorth Africa Author:Anthony Eden
“When it comes to the war in Iraq, the time for promises and assurances for waiting and for patience is over. Too many lives have been lost, too many billions of dollars have been spent for us to trust the president on another tired and failed policy that's opposed by generals and experts, Democrats and Republicans, Americans and many of the Iraqis themselves.” GivingHas BeensWarCountryAmericaLostWaitingPresidentEffortStrugglePolicyPromiseRepublicanDemocratIraqTerrorBillionsExpertsAssuranceIraq WarPatience And WaitingRefocus Author:Barack Obama