“Our goal in Iraq is victory. Our goal is for a young democracy to be able to sustain itself, govern itself, and defend itself and serve as an ally in the war on terror.” WarAbleYoungGoalDemocracyVictoryIraqTerrorAlliesWar On Terror Author:George W. Bush
“President Bush announced that the war in Iraq has been won. It's all over, it's been won. I believe this would be Bush's first uncontested victory.” FirstsBelieveHas BeensWarWould BeI BelievePresidentVictoryIraqOver ItPresident Bush Author:David Letterman
“A new study suggests that middle-aged adults who go on periodic drinking binges may face a heightened risk of dementia later on in life. The study is entitled, 'National Strategy for Victory in Iraq.'” MayFacesStudyRiskMiddleGoes OnVictoryAdultsStrategyDrinkingIraqEntitledMiddle AgedDementiaBinge Author:Tina Fey
“I renew my call for the occupier (the United States) to leave our land. The departure of the occupier will mean stability for Iraq, victory for Islam and peace and defeat for terrorism and infidels.” MeanStatesUnitedUnited StatesLandVictoryIslamDefeatIraqTerrorismStabilityDepartureInfidel Author:Muqtada al Sadr
“If I were running al-Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008 and be praying as many times as possible for a victory not only for Obama but also for the Democrats.” IfsRunningPrayingVictoryDemocratIraqCirclesBarackMarchAlsAl Qaeda Author:John Howard
“If any overarching conclusion emerges from the Afghan and Iraq Wars (and from their Israeli equivalents), it's this: victory is a chimera.” IfsWarVictoryIraqConclusionIsraeliIraq WarAfghanChimera Author:Andrew Bacevich
“The costs of the Bush-Obama wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now estimated to run as high as $4.4 trillion - a major victory for Osama bin Laden, whose announced goal was to bankrupt America by drawing it into a trap. The 2011 military budget - almost matching that of the rest of the world combined - is higher in real terms than at any time since World War II and is slated to go even higher .” WorldWarRealRunningAmericaGoalTermMilitaryVictoryHigherCostMajorsIraqDrawingBudgetsWar Of The WorldsAfghanistanWorld War IiWorld War ITrapsBin LadenOsama Bin LadenMatchingMilitary Budget Book:Who Rules the World? Source: Who Rules the World?
“Baghdad fell on April 9, 2003, Hussein and his regime were brought down, we declared "Mission Accomplished" and celebrated victory . . . and chaos erupted. We did not assert control and authority over the country, especially Baghdad. We did not bring with us the capacity to impose our will. We did not take charge. And Iraq did not in a few weeks magically transform itself into a stable nation with democratic leaders. Instead a raging insurgency engulfed the country.” CountryNationsLeaderWeekVictoryAuthorityCapacityDemocraticChaosIraqMissionsRageAccomplishedRegimesStableHusseinAprilBaghdadInsurgencyMission AccomplishedDemocratic Leaders Author:Colin Powell
“The Petraeus-Crocker testimony is the kind of short-lived event on which the Administration has relied to shore up support for the war: the 'Mission Accomplished' declaration, the deaths of Uday and Qusay Hussein, Saddam's capture, the transfer of sovereignty, the three rounds of voting, the Plan for Victory, the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Every new milestone, however illusory, allows the Administration to avoid thinking ahead, to the years when the mistakes of Iraq will continue to haunt the U.S.” ThinkingYearsKindWarThreeMistakeSupportPlansEventsVictoryRoundsIraqMissionsAdministrationAccomplishedVotingAlsShoreCaptureDeclarationSovereigntySaddamTestimonyHusseinTransfersIllusoryMilestoneShort LivedThinking AheadMission Accomplished Author:George Packer
“I've laid out a plan for how we keep people safe here at home, and I've laid out a plan of how we wage war and win by denying ISIS territory overseas. We must deny them their territory because the territory that they've conquered because Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama declared victory in Iraq and against every generals advice withdrew all of our troops, leaving a vacuum, weaponry, territory for ISIS to conquer, that territory, their caliphate, is that from which they draw legitimacy, potency, credibility. We have to deny them that territory.” PeopleWarHomeWinningPlansAdviceVictorySafeDrawsClintonLeavingIraqDenyConquerBarackTerritoryTroopsCredibilityIsisVacuumsLegitimacyOur TroopsPotencyWeaponry Author:Carly Fiorina
“You don't bargain with terrorists. You don't appease terrorists. And anybody who believes that this is about something we've done has to ask themselves why it is, on September 11, 2001, before we were in Afghanistan, before we were in Iraq, he committed a dastardly attack killing over 3,000 people. I mean, this is not a matter of negotiation; it's a matter of victory.” PeopleBelieveMeanMatterDoneAsksVictoryKillingIraqCommittedTerroristAfghanistanSeptemberNegotiationBargainsSeptember 11AppeaseSeptember 11 2001 Author:Michael Chertoff
“The elections in Iraq are a victory for freedom and the Iraqi people, and a blow to the transnational network of terrorists who have tried to prevent this day from happening.” PeopleVictoryHappeningsElectionIraqBlowTerroristThis Day Author:Jim Talent
“Each of the Iraqi children killed by the United States was our child. Each of the prisoners tortured in Abu Ghraib was our comrade. Each of their screams was ours. When they were humiliated, we were humiliated. The U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq - mostly volunteers in a poverty draft from small towns and poor urban neighborhoods - are victims just as much as the Iraqis of the same horrendous process, which asks them to die for a victory that will never be theirs.” ChildrenWarStatesDiesFightingAsksProcessPoorUnitedPovertyUnited StatesVictoryTownsOur ChildrenVictimSoldierIraqNeighborhoodPrisonerScreamAntiwarUrbanVolunteerSmall TownComradeHumiliatedAbu Ghraib Author:Arundhati Roy
“Victory is the most important aspect in Iraq, because victory in Iraq will help us have victory in the War on Terror.” ImportantWarHelpingVictoryAspectIraqTerrorWar On Terror Author:Andrew Card