“It is hard as an American to support the failure of American military operations in Iraq. Such failure will bring with it the death and wounding of many American service members, and many more Iraqis.” HardSupportMilitaryMembersIraqOperationsAmerican MilitaryMilitary Operations Author:Scott Ritter
“Saddam Hussein has invited members from the U.S. Congress to visit Iraq. Man how stupid is Hussein? If you think Bush had incentive to bomb Iraq before, imagine if Congress was over there.” IfsThinkingMenImagineStupidMembersCongressIraqBombsSaddamInvitedIncentivesHussein Author:Jay Leno
“Dialogue is good, America used to talk to Iraq all the time. Members of Congress don't have any special skill in weapons inspection. However, if members could be accompanied by weapons inspection experts, that could be a step in the right direction.” IfsAmericaUsedStepsSpecialSkillsMembersWeaponsCongressIraqDialogueExpertsRight DirectionInspectionSteps In The Right Direction Author:Dennis Kucinich
“As a Texas loyalist who followed Bush to Washington with great hope and personal affection and as a proud member of his administration, I was all too ready to give him and his highly experienced foreign policy advisers the benefit of the doubt on Iraq. Unfortunately, subsequent events have showed that our willingness to trust the judgment of Bush and his team was misplaced.” GivingDoubtTeamEventsPolicyReadyProudMembersBenefitsJudgmentIraqAffectionAdministrationWillingnessTexasForeign PolicyAdviserMisplacedGreat HopeBenefit Of The DoubtLoyalists Author:Scott McClellan
“Pentagon records show that at least 8,000 members of the all-volunteer U.S. Army have deserted since the Iraq war began. Hey, at least somebody has an exit strategy.” WarShowsRecordsMembersArmyStrategyIraqHeyVolunteerExitIraq WarDesertedPentagon Author:Tina Fey
“For the first time the people of Iraq are united. Today on CNN I saw a Kurd, a Shiite and a member of the Republican Guard coming together to cart off a big screen TV.” PeopleFirstsBigsTodayTogetherUnitedSawsTvsRepublicanMembersFirst TimeIraqScreensCartsCnnComing TogetherBig ScreenKurds Author:Jay Leno
“The United States is looking at a way to launch peace with a disarmed Iraq. And so we are studying the declaration that Iraq submitted. Other members of the security council are studying the declaration, as is Unmovic and IAEA, and I would not make a judgment as to whether or not the declaration will be found deficient and whether or not that might lead to a material breach and whether or not, if it did, that would lead to action on the part of the United Nations.” IfsWayStatesMightActionFoundNationsUnitedUnited StatesStudySecurityMaterialsMembersJudgmentIraqDeclarationUnited NationsCouncilBreachSecurity Council Author:Colin Powell
“There was a time, with the Berlin Wall down, that [it looked as if] the UN finally could do what it was set up to do, the rivalry between the two camps would dissipate, and we could all co-operate. And then, of course, Iraq came and blew it all apart. These upheavals will always take place in the world, and the design and construct of the UN ideally should be such that it can deal with these upheavals, and possibly influence them, and survive and thrive, but it doesn't work out that way, because as an organisation we are so dependent on the same member states.” IfsWorldWayShouldTwoStatesCoursesDealsInfluenceDesignWallMembersIraqWork OutDependentThriveCampsConstructsBerlinOrganisationPlaces In The WorldRivalryUpheavalBerlin Wall Author:Kofi Annan
“I mean, all of these things that [Bashar Assad] has done, there's no way even if President Obama wanted to just play along that you could actually achieve peace, because there are 65 million Sunni in between Baghdad and the border of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, who will never, ever again accept Assad as a member - as a legitimate leader.” IfsWayMeanDonePlayWantedPresidentLeaderAcceptingMillionsAchieveMembersIraqBordersPresident ObamaSyriaTurkeysBaghdadAssad Author:John F. Kerry
“There was sort of a negative association with the military. Maybe growing up in the South or being in a family with members of the military, I didn't have that negative connotation, but I did have this 'separate' connotation. I was ashamed to realize I had it and did not realize I had it until I was [in Iraq]. I was so impressed by the people I met over there and there was just a sense of connection and gratitude towards those people.” PeopleRealizingGrowing UpGrowingMilitaryGratitudeMetsMembersNegativeConnectionsSouthIraqAshamedAssociationImpressedConnotation Author:Stephen Colbert
“China is the center of the Asian energy security grid, which includes the Central Asian states and Russia. India is also hovering around the edge, South Korea is involved, and Iran is an associate member of some kind. If the Middle East oil resources around the Gulf, which are the main ones in the world, if they link up to the Asian grid, the United States is really a second-rate power. A lot is at stake in not withdrawing from Iraq.” IfsWorldKindStatesEnergyUnitedUnited StatesMiddleSecurityInvolvedMembersResourcesIndiaSouthRateIraqEdgesChinaOilEastRussiaIranLinksStakesMiddle EastAssociatesAsianKoreaGridsSecond RateHoveringSouth KoreaWithdrawingEnergy Security Author:Noam Chomsky