--- title: "8 Attack Iraq Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Attack Iraq quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Attack Iraq sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96a/william-sloane-coffin-4839_america_the-war-against-iraq-is-as-disastrous-as_418395.jpg" --- > [The war against Iraq is as disastrous as it is unnecessary; perhaps in terms of its wisdom, purpose and motives, the worst…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sloane-coffin/the-war-against-iraq-is-as-disastrous-as-it-is-unnecessary-perhaps-in/) [William Sloane Coffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sloane-coffin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96a/william-sloane-coffin-4839_america_the-war-against-iraq-is-as-disastrous-as_418395.jpg) > [I think Tony Blair has to come down on one side or the other. You can't be a half-hearted supporter of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-hoggart/i-think-tony-blair-has-to-come-down-on-one-side-or-the-other-you-can/) [Simon Hoggart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-hoggart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/925/simon-hoggart-10883_against_i-think-tony-blair-has-to-come-down-on-o_481988.jpg) > [The decision to attack Iraq in March 2003 was discretionary; it was a war of choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/the-decision-to-attack-iraq-in-march-2003-was-discretionary-it-was-a/) [Richard N. Haass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-n-haass/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93b/richard-n-haass-3803_attack_the-decision-to-attack-iraq-in-march-200_491607.jpg) > [Mr. Speaker, in the years since we enacted our attack against Iraq, the threat from Iran has only grown more difficult, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-blumenauer/mr-speaker-in-the-years-since-we-enacted-our-attack-against-iraq-the/) [Earl Blumenauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-blumenauer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/earl-blumenauer-30813_action_mr-speaker-in-the-years-since-we-enacted_1553390.png) > [The Bush administration said today there is a lot of support for us to attack Iraq. Exxon, Mobil, Texaco, Chevron, they're all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-leno/the-bush-administration-said-today-there-is-a-lot-of-support-for-us/) [Jay Leno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-leno/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82a/jay-leno-210_administration_the-bush-administration-said-today-there_2272476.png) > [The attack on Iraq has been long planned. There just hasn't been an excuse for it. Since George H.W. Bush didn't unseat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/the-attack-on-iraq-has-been-long-planned-there-just-hasn-t-been-an/) [John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/john-pilger-10261_convoluted_the-attack-on-iraq-has-been-long-planned_2371567.jpg) > [Iraq has been successfully demonized as if everybody who lives there is Saddam Hussein. In the build-up to this attack on Iraq,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/iraq-has-been-successfully-demonized-as-if-everybody-who-lives-there/) [John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/john-pilger-10261_civilian-deaths_iraq-has-been-successfully-demonized-as_2527057.jpg) > [If the Australian Government were to associate itself with the United States attack on Iraq, which was not sanctioned by the United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hawke/if-the-australian-government-were-to-associate-itself-with-the-united/) [Bob Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/bob-hawke-7891_australian_if-the-australian-government-were-to-ass_2742369.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attack-iraq/#itemlist", "name": "Attack Iraq Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The war against Iraq is as disastrous as it is unnecessary; perhaps in terms of its wisdom, purpose and motives, the worst war in American history... 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