“The president and others say that if we leave, it will just be chaos in Iraq. Well, right now when you come to Iraq, you can't even drive from the airport to the Green Zone.” IfsWellsPresidentRight NowGreenChaosIraqZoneAirportsGreen Zone Author:Russ Feingold
“I opposed the war in Iraq because I did not believe it was in our national security interest, and I still don't. What we [America] did was akin to taking a baseball bat to a beehive. Our primary security threat right now is terrorism - and by doing what we did in Iraq, we've managed to alienate a good part of the world and most of the allies whose intelligence and other help we need to combat and defeat terrorism.” WorldNeedsBelieveStillsWarHelpingAmericaInterestSecurityRight NowBaseballThreatDefeatIraqTerrorismPrimariesCombatAlliesBatsNational SecurityBeehives Author:Jerry Springer
“The favourite bumper sticker in Washington D.C. right now is one that says 'First Iraq, then France'” FirstsRight NowIraqFranceFavouriteBumperStickerBumper Sticker Author:Tom Brokaw
“I don't think any sensible person would disagree that the invasion of Iraq led to the massive level of instability that we're seeing right now. I think that was one of the worst foreign policy blunders in the modern history of the United States.” ThinkingPersonsStatesLevelsUnitedUnited StatesSeeingModernWorstPolicyRight NowIraqMassiveDisagreeSensibleForeign PolicyInvasionBlundersInstabilityModern History Author:Bernie Sanders
“What we've also got to think about is the limitations of military power. Maybe it's time to focus on the economic issues, and most of all the political issues, because the political failure in Iraq right now is almost worse than the military failure. And the two are intertwined.” ThinkingTwoPoliticalIssuesFocusEconomicMilitaryRight NowIraqLimitationIntertwinedMilitary PowerPolitical IssuesEconomic Issues Author:Paul Rieckhoff
“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
“Between what is going on in Iraq and Mumia being locked up unjustly, things going on in Israel, Palestine, we don't really have anyone right now like Gandhi. We don't have anyone like Martin Luther King or Malcolm X anymore. It's really a reference to a vision of hope, like someone like Gandhi.” VisionKingsRight NowIraqIsraelLockedPalestineLutherLocked Up Author:Vinnie Paz
“If you look in the Muslim World right now, the Shia, the Sunni Muslims are standing at the brink of a pit of fire started by Western intervention and influence in pitting them against each other by exploiting their divisions. So the stage is set for war in that area of the world that would destroy that area as completely as what they are calling the failed state Libya making Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq failed states.” IfsWorldLooksWarStatesFireInfluenceStageCallingRight NowAreasStandingWesternIraqDivisionAfghanistanSyriaInterventionPitsLibyaMuslim WorldShia Author:Louis Farrakhan
“At no time in the past, now or in the future has or will Russia take any part in actions aimed at overthrowing the legitimate government. I'm talking about something else right now - when someone does this, the outcome is very negative. Libya's state is disintegrated, Iraq's territory is flooded with terrorists, it looks like the scenario will be the same for Syria, and you know what the situation is in Afghanistan.” KnowsLooksDoeStatesGovernmentActionPastTalkingSituationRight NowNegativeIraqTerroristRussiaOutcomesTerritoryAfghanistanSyriaScenariosLibyaLegitimate Government Author:Vladimir Putin
“If you look back at the first Gulf war, the Arabs sent forces, they sent money. So their interests in Iraq are clear, but they're nowhere to be seen now. Why? Because right now, it's dangerous to be seen as supporting the United States.” IfsFirstsLooksWarStatesForceInterestUnitedUnited StatesClearDangerousRight NowIraqGulf War Author:Brent Scowcroft