“Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending their land courageously.” PeopleAmericaLandStandingIraqEquality Author:Bashar al-Assad
“Why is Netanyahu pushing war? Among several reasons, demonizing Iran reduces pressure on Israel to negotiate seriously with the Palestinians. Many Israelis prefer building Jewish settlements on Palestinians' land instead. Moreover, Israel's rulers oppose any development-such as an Iranian-U.S. detente-that could diminish Israel's U.S.-financed hegemony in the region. War with Iran would be a catastrophe all around. Netanyahu and his hawkish American allies-the same people who gave us the disastrous Iraq war and ISIS-must be repudiated.” PeopleWarReasonWould BeLandBuildingDevelopmentPressureIraqIsraelRegionsPushingIranAlliesRulersPalestinianCatastropheDiminishIsisIraq WarSettlementIranianHegemonyDetente Author:Sheldon Richman
“I renew my call for the occupier (the United States) to leave our land. The departure of the occupier will mean stability for Iraq, victory for Islam and peace and defeat for terrorism and infidels.” MeanStatesUnitedUnited StatesLandVictoryIslamDefeatIraqTerrorismStabilityDepartureInfidel Author:Muqtada al Sadr
“Extending the ground war into an occupation of Iraq, would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Had we gone the invasion route, the U.S. could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land. It would have been a dramatically different - and perhaps barren - outcome.” HumansHas BeensStillsDifferentWarPoliticalGoneLandCostIraqOutcomesOccupationRoutesHostileInvasionBarrenExtending Author:George H. W. Bush
“We find that alchemy has to do with magicians or magic and may even have roots in the Chaldean people who lived in the land that we now call Iraq.Abraham emerged and took a flock of people with him into Egypt. They were later called the Hebrews because of the valleys that they came out of. The alchemy that they saw was a transformative power within the individuals to affect the "out there" reality - and that, of course, is the basis of shamanism and is the basis for most magical and so-called Third World belief systems.” PeopleWorldMayRealityCoursesIndividualBeliefSawsMagicLandRootsThirdsBasesIraqValleysEgyptMagicianAbrahamAlchemyFlocksThird WorldHebrewBelief SystemsShamanism Author:Fred Alan Wolf
“The day that I can land at the airport in Baghdad and ride in an unarmed car down the highway to the Green Zone is the day that I'll start considering withdrawals from Iraq.” I CanLandCarGreenIraqZoneConsideringHighwaysAirportsWithdrawalBaghdadUnarmedGreen Zone Author:John McCain