“Everyone believes that the prospect for a civil war has diminished significantly over the past several days. All the mainstream leaders of Iraq believe that civil war must be avoided. It's very positive that they are all saying it.” BelieveWarPastLeaderCivilizationIraqCivil WarMainstreamAvoidedOver The PastVery Positive Author:Zalmay Khalilzad
“As you know, there are al Qaeda operatives that are taken back into Iran, given training as leaders, and they’re moving back into Iraq.” KnowsMovingGivenLeaderTakenTrainingIraqIranAlsAl QaedaMoving Back Author:John McCain
“One day you're the leader of Iraq, the next day you're being checked for fleas on Fox News.” NextLeaderOne DayNewsIraqFoxesNext DayFleasFox News Author:David Letterman
“You know what really makes this embarrassing? The other day the president said the leaders in Iraq are 'ready to take off the training wheels.' That's what he said, 'take off the training wheels.' Then he goes out and falls off his bicycle. And they wonder why the rest of the world doesn't take us seriously.” KnowsWorldSaidFallPresidentLeaderWonderReadyTrainingIraqWheelsEmbarrassingBicycleTraining Wheels Author:Jay Leno
“As far as Iraq is concerned, let's not forget what the UNSCR is about, that the main consideration in Iraq is that there is a leader who has been developing weapons of mass destruction, and has been violating UN resolutions for over a decade.” Has BeensForgetLeaderWeaponsMassConcernedDestructionIraqDecadesDevelopingConsiderationResolutionWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass Destruction Author:Donald Evans
“Muqtada leads the only real mass movement in Iraq. It's a mass movement of the Shia, who are 60 percent of the population, and of poor Shia - and most Shia are poor. Otherwise the place is full of sort of self-declared leaders, many of whom spend most of their time outside Iraq.” RealSelfPoorLeaderMovementMassPercentIraqPopulationShia Author:Patrick Cockburn
“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
“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
“We want accountability. We just buried a president [President Gerald Ford] who did not hold another president [President Nixon] accountable for war crimes and that's why we're in Iraq right now. Our leaders who get us into these messes are the ones who need to be held accountable.” WantNeedsWarPresidentLeaderCrimeRight NowIraqMessAccountabilityBuriedWar CrimesPresident NixonGerald Ford Author:Cindy Sheehan
“Baghdad fell on April 9, 2003, Hussein and his regime were brought down, we declared "Mission Accomplished" and celebrated victory . . . and chaos erupted. We did not assert control and authority over the country, especially Baghdad. We did not bring with us the capacity to impose our will. We did not take charge. And Iraq did not in a few weeks magically transform itself into a stable nation with democratic leaders. Instead a raging insurgency engulfed the country.” CountryNationsLeaderWeekVictoryAuthorityCapacityDemocraticChaosIraqMissionsRageAccomplishedRegimesStableHusseinAprilBaghdadInsurgencyMission AccomplishedDemocratic Leaders Author:Colin Powell
“Some international law specialists compare the invasion of Iraq to the 'crimes against the peace' for which Nazi leaders were indicted at Nuremberg.” LawLeaderCrimeInternationalIraqCompareNaziInvasionSpecialistsInternational LawNurembergNuremberg Trials Author:Noam Chomsky
“One of the principles that we operate on in this country is that leaders are held accountable. The simple truth is that we went into Iraq on the basis of some intuition, some fear, and some exaggerated rhetoric and some very, very scanty evidence.” CountrySimpleLeaderPrinciplesTruth IsEvidenceBasesIraqIntuitionRhetoricExaggeratedSimple Truths Author:Wesley Clark
“My goodness, what we want in a leader is someone with judgment, not someone who is so reckless as to stand on the stage and say, "Yes, I'm jumping up and down; I'm going to shoot down Russian planes." Russia already flies in that airspace. It may not be something we're in love with the fact that they're there, but they were invited by Iraq and by Syria to fly in that airspace.” WantMayFactsLeaderStageGoodnessJudgmentIraqRussiaPlanesSyriaInvitedJumpingUp And DownReckless Author:Rand Paul