One of the most ignored dimensions of the Iraqi insurgency are the Iraqis themselves who are regularly abducted, held for ransom and… — Bruce Hoffman Copy Share Image
With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone, an Iraqi insurgency and a crime rate… — John Spratt Copy Share Image
The presence of American troops is fueling the insurgency in Iraq, as acknowledged by General Casey and numerous other experts, and is… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
We must support initiatives that provide clear, concrete measures and milestones that our troops need for defeating the insurgency, building up Iraqi… — Sherrod Brown Copy Share Image
Almost immediately, I remember right when Tikrit even fell, a few days after Baghdad fell, there was talks of insurgency, there was… — Farnaz Fassihi Copy Share Image
Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside… — Christopher Dodd Copy Share Image
[In response to the question "Do you think that you underestimated the insurgency's strength?"] I think so. I guess if I look… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I think we may well have some kind of presence there over a period of time... The level of activity that we… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
The Syrian regime is helping the insurgency in Iraq and allowing all kinds of militants to come in and out, and go… — Walid Jumblatt Copy Share Image
Poetry is difficult, I mean interesting poetry, not confessional babble or emotive propaganda. Reading a new poet is discovering an entire world,… — Simon Critchley Copy Share Image
In a country like Iraq with its culture of blood feuds - is that the more locals are killed, the more motivation… — Yaroslav Trofimov Copy Share Image
Insurgencies are easy to make and hard to stop. Only a few ingredients need to combine to create an insurgency; like oxygen… — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
Baghdad fell on April 9, 2003, Hussein and his regime were brought down, we declared "Mission Accomplished" and celebrated victory . .… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Constraint theory argues a number of things. First, that the impossible has to be identified. Second, that the actor is then constrained… — George Friedman Copy Share Image
The public's continuing ambivalence about cultural matters is all the more striking given that the political conversation on these issues has for… — Ellen Willis Copy Share Image
I think a lot of the people who feel out of step with contemporary society or feel that they've been left back… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
Balochistan, and to some extent Sindh too, has a general feeling that they are not part of the decision-making process in Pakistan… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
You can't kill your way to success in a counter insurgency effort. You have to protect the people, get the civil military… — James G. Stavridis Copy Share Image
I am encouraged by the news today that United States special operations personnel found, identified and killed the terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,… — Mike Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
Let's look at the Trump and Bernie Sanders insurgencies. They were basically insurgencies against the Republican and Democratic Party. Bernie Sanders made… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
The number of attacks on the American and allied forces is at the highest level since the insurgency began despite the increase… — Ike Skelton Copy Share Image
The administration needs to speak honestly with the American people. Exaggerating our progress in defeating the insurgency or in creating an Iraqi… — Sherrod Brown Copy Share Image
There's a radical insurgency, which is a large part of the Republican base, which is willing to do anything, destroy the country,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Its the reality of a situation like this that when you have a large troop presence that it has the tendency to… — Russ Feingold Copy Share Image
But what counter-insurgency really comes down to is the protection of the capitalists back in America, their property and their privileges. U.S.… — Philip Agee Copy Share Image
Almost all Iraqis with any previous experience in the intelligence business are Sunni Arab, increasing the risk of penetration of the new… — Wayne White Copy Share Image
There [in Afghanistan] is also a growing insurgency threat from al-Qaida, the Taliban and other extremist elements, some of which comes from… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
If we want to build the Iraqis' confidence about our intentions in their country, if we want to stop adding fuel to… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
We remember the grind of the insurgency -- the roadside bombs, the sniper fire, the suicide attacks. From the 'triangle of death'… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now that our troops are mired in a dangerous effort to defeat the insurgency and are also trying to help rebuild the… — Harry Reid Copy Share Image
The US is often the first to call for transparency and integrity in the reporting of other governments. It has never provided… — Anthony H. Cordesman Copy Share Image
These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in… — Fouad Ajami Copy Share Image
We'd be better off if the whole purpose of the adventure in Iraq was, say, to protect Israel or to protect the… — Seymour Hersh Copy Share Image
![“[In response to the question "Do you think that you underestimated the insurgency's strength?"] I think so. I guess if I look back on it now, I don't think anybody anticipated the level of violence that we've encountered.” quote by Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/381/dick-cheney-1810_ifs_in-response-to-the-question-do-you-think_74078.jpg)
![“Balochistan, and to some extent Sindh too, has a general feeling that they are not part of the decision-making process in Pakistan and are ruled by a Punjabi dictatorship. There is a lot of exploitation of the rich resources [in Balochistan] which the locals are not gaining from. As long as this…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/787/noam-chomsky-42_decision_balochistan-and-to-some-extent-sindh-too_2987262.jpg)
![“There [in Afghanistan] is also a growing insurgency threat from al-Qaida, the Taliban and other extremist elements, some of which comes from the tribal areas of Pakistan, as well as from the Northwest Frontier province and Baluchistan.” quote by David Petraeus](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5ae/david-petraeus-11182_afghanistan_there-in-afghanistan-is-also-a-growing-i_91852.jpg)
