Quotes by Iraq It seems to me that the Iraqis laid down a lot of the arms that we gave to them. So that doesn't seem to be the solution. Brad Wenstrup arms iraq military Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections. Brent Scowcroft election iraq democracy 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. Brent Scowcroft united-states iraq war If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would. Brent Scowcroft chaos iraq feels After the '30s, we said, "no more Munichs." And it got us in a lot of problems. Then we said, "No more Vietnams." Now if we say, "No more Iraqs," the next one won't be an Iraq. It will be something different. You can't learn lessons. Brent Scowcroft vietnam iraq different Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a new country from developing at all. Brent Scowcroft iraq believe country To sum up, the position we took was that since we didn't know the internal situation in Iraq nor Saddam Hussein, that our best bet was to take counsel from the people who did know him and who did deal with him. Brent Scowcroft iraq hussein people But the central point is that any campaign against Iraq, whatever the strategy, cost and risks, is certain to divert us for some indefinite period from our war on terrorism. Brent Scowcroft iraq risk war Because national borders are eroding, because of the growth of non-state actors. It's a different kind of a world. We are tied down by a tiny little country - Iraq. It's amazing, given the disparity in military economic strength. It's a world where most of the big problems spill over national boundaries, and there are new kinds of actors and we're feeling our way as to how to deal with them. Brent Scowcroft iraq military country When George W. Bush decided to save the American position in Iraq by going against the advice of all of his wise men, of Jim Baker and the whole Iraq Study Group, and 90% of his administration, that was George W. Bush's decision. So we have to bear in mind that this isn't an administration we're electing. It's a person that we are electing. Bret Stephens iraq wise men I will be asking my network to lead a discussion on the issues of class, race, energy, the environment, disaster planning, Iraq -- all those things and more. This encompasses so many of the major issues of our time. Brian Williams iraq race class I recently had the opportunity to vote to give the president limited authority to begin strikes against terrorists in Iraq and Syria. Bruce Braley iraq opportunity giving There's plenty of room for finger-pointing for the debacle in Iraq. If it's a problem that the Iraqi military is broken at its core, then there's no point in sending more Humvees and Apaches. Bruce Riedel iraq broken military I'm not interested myself personally right now in doing anything. We went there. We lost a lot of blood, a lot of treasure, did a lot for them. They weren't interested in us staying. They made a choice. Buck McKeon iraq military blood When I turn the thought around - the thought that war, let's say war in Iraq, should stop - the turnaround is the war in myself should stop. Byron Katie iraq should war If we have a chance of succeeding and bringing stability and democracy to Iraq, it will mean learning from our mistakes, not denying them and not ignoring them. Carl Levin mean-girls iraq mistake The intelligence failures with respect to Iraq were massive and have damaged our credibility around the world Carl Levin iraq credibility world The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror Carl Levin liberation iraq campaigns The terrorist attacks of September 11th and the courageous actions of our armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq remind us that friends of tyranny and enemies of freedom still exist Carl Levin september-11 iraq enemy What's happened at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is one of the grossest violations of human rights under the Geneva Conventions that we have record of. It is simply monstrous. Carlos Fuentes records iraq rights «56789101112131415»