“But people turn on their televisions. They turn on their televisions and they see what's happening in Iraq. The American people are not stupid. And the one thing they understand, they understand how incredibly mismanaged and bungled this war has been by the civilians in this administration. And - I mean, you can't paper over that, any more than you can paper over Katrina.” PeopleMeanHas BeensWarTurnsOne ThingStupidTelevisionPaperHappeningsIraqAdministrationCiviliansTurn-onKatrinaNot Stupid Author:Joe Biden
“We have an excellent list of speakers, but the spark will be provided by the crowd to turn talk into action. The Iraq occupation and the government's bumbling effort in New Orleans, has people wanting to act.” PeopleGovernmentActionTurnsEffortIraqCrowdsListsExcellentOccupationSparksSpeakersNew Orleans Author:Ed Garvey
“I don't think we should be engaged in nation-building. It's not our job to turn foreign nations into democratic utopias, to try to turn Iraq into Switzerland. It is the military's job to hunt down and kill our enemies, to kill ISIS before they murder American citizens and they wage jihad.” ThinkingShouldTryingJobsTurnsNationsEnemyMilitaryBuildingCitizensMurderDown AndDemocraticIraqEngagedHuntsIsisUtopiaAmerican CitizensJihadSwitzerlandNation Building Author:Ted Cruz
“We made this inexplicable turn into Iraq, where we've lost lives, money, honour and the coalition on [George] Bush's watch. Surely he's not suggesting that if the Democrats win, things can get worse. I mean, all we can do now is to look at our field policy and change the course. We need more diplomatic outreach toward Iran, Syria and Middle Eastern allies, and less bluster and less threats, and fewer troops.” IfsNeedsLooksMeanMadeTurnsCoursesWinningLostCan DoWatchesMiddlePolicyFieldsThreatDemocratIraqIranHonourAlliesFewerTroopsSyriaEasternCoalitionsSuggestingDiplomaticInexplicableOutreachBluster Author:Jesse Jackson