“Howard Dean is not the first politician to distort facts in his own interests. But many activists in the party he now leads are puzzled over what he thinks he is accomplishing politically. Is it good politics to contend that Iraq was better off under Saddam Hussein than even a flawed Islamic republic.” ThinkingFirstsFactsInterestPartyPoliticianIraqIslamicActivistRepublicSaddamBetter OffHusseinFlawedDeanPuzzled Author:Robert Novak
“I think the way things have been left after Iraq is that people won't believe the Government of the day, so they have to know that lessons have been learnt and that all political parties and people, whether they were for or against the invasion of Iraq, have learnt lessons.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayBelieveHas BeensGovernmentPoliticalLeftPartyLessonsIraqPolitical PartiesInvasion Author:William Hague
“The Iraqi Baath Socialist Party was modelled in large part on admiration for European National Socialist and Fascist movements, hoped to emulate them especially in their nationalism against the West. But mutated by Saddam Hussein it became also one that very, very much admired, and grew a special moustache in admiration of the work of Yosif Vissarionovitch Dzugashvili, the great Georgian known to us historically as Stalin. So you had him in modern Iraq, a regime in our own time, that was openly, directly modelled upon the two most extreme examples of European totalitarianism.” TwoPartyKnownModernSpecialExampleMovementGrewWestIraqExtremesNationalismAdmirationRegimesSocialistSaddamHusseinTotalitarianismFascistsEmulateMoustacheSocialist PartyGeorgians Author:Christopher Hitchens
“If things do get better in Iraq, I'm saying as someone who thinks the war was a mistake. I'm saying that is cause for us all to have a huge party. It's a big deal if things get better. Because if they don't get better, our country is going to be hurt for generations.” IfsThinkingWarCountryBigsCausesHurtDealsPartyMistakeGenerationsHugeIraqOur CountryGet BetterBig Deal Author:Tucker Carlson
“There are currently more political parties in Iraq than unbombed buildings to hold them.” PoliticalPartyBuildingIraqPolitical Parties Author:Ed Helms
“On the issue of Iraq, it is my hope, and my challenge to my colleagues, that our debate will be based on what is best for the future of our nation and for Iraq, not what's best for a political party or presidential campaign.” PoliticalNationsChallengesPartyIssuesIraqCampaignsDebatePresidentialColleaguesPolitical PartiesPresidential Campaign Author:Mitch McConnell
“As Cindy Sheehan was gathering public sympathy as the Gold Star mom against the killing in Iraq, the Republican party decided to import an easier target to pummel. So they brought over the 'I-salute-your-courage, Saddam' religious fundamentalist crack-pot who can't tell us where the money went.” StarsReligiousPartyMomEasierRepublicanDecidedGoldKillingIraqTargetCracksPotRepublican PartySaddamGatheringFundamentalistImportsSaluteCindy Author:Greg Palast