“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
“As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time. Since the Iraq conflict began, the Army has been pressing ahead to produce the armor necessary at a rate that they believe - it's a greatly expanded rate from what existed previously, but a rate that they believe is the rate that is all that can be accomplished at this moment.” KnowsWantBelieveHas BeensWarMomentsMightWishProduceConflictArmyRateIraqAccomplishedArmor Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“As far as France is concerned, we are ready to envisage everything that can be done under UNSCR 1441. [...] But I repeat that every possibility offered by the present resolution must be explored, that there are a lot of them and they still leave us with a lot of leeway when it comes to ways of achieving the objective of eliminating any weapons of mass destruction which may exist in Iraq. I'd like nevertheless to note that, as things stand at the moment, I have, to my knowledge, no indisputable proof in this sphere.” WayMayStillsDoneMomentsAchievePossibilityReadyWeaponsMassConcernedDestructionNotesIraqProofObjectivesFranceRepeatsResolutionSpheresNeverthelessWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionEliminating Author:Jacques Chirac
“we ought to realize by now (see Korea, see Vietnam, see Afghanistan, see Iraq, see Iran) that deploying the US military, or dealing billions of dollars a year of arms to our ally of the moment that can serve as a regional rival to our enemy of the moment, is not always the best way to make threats go away. Our military and weapons prowess is a fantastic and perfectly weighted hammer, but that doesn't make every international problem a nail.” WayYearsMomentsProblemRealizingEnemyMilitaryPolicyArmsOughtWeaponsDollarsThreatInternationalIraqBillionsBest WayFantasticIranGoing AwayAlliesAfghanistanVietnamForeign PolicyNailsHammersRivalsKoreaMilitarismProwessUs MilitaryDeploying Book:Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power Source: Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power