“A troop surge in Baghdad would put more American troops at risk to address a problem that is not a military problem.” ProblemRiskMilitaryAddressesTroopsBaghdadAmerican Troops Author:Norm Coleman
“Our military superiority is so great - it's far greater than it was in the Gulf War, and the Gulf War was over in 100 hours after we bombed for 43 days. And so now they can bomb for a couple of days and then just roll into Baghdad... The odds are there's going to be a war and it's going to be not for very long.” LongWarHoursGreaterMilitaryCoupleBombsOddsSuperiorityBaghdadGulf War Author:William J. Clinton
“Iraqi Kurds, out of desperate necessity, have forged one of the most watchful and vigilant anti-terrorist communities in the world. Terrorists from elsewhere just can't operate in that kind of environment. Al Qaeda members who do manage to infiltrate are hunted down like rats. This conservative Muslim society did a better job protecting me from Islamist killers than the U.S. military could do in the Green Zone in Baghdad.” WorldKindJobsCommunityEnvironmentMilitaryMembersGreenConservativeTerroristManageDesperateZoneAlsKillersElsewhereRatsAl QaedaVigilantBetter JobsBaghdadForgedHuntedIslamistsKurdsGreen Zone Author:Michael Totten
“Workers are actually being starved on the largest military base in Baghdad, and women are being raped with impunity - and because it doesn't fit into a Hollywood context it's not going to fly.” MilitaryFitHollywoodWorkersBaghdadImpunity Author:Sarah Stillman