“Gentlemen. You are looking at the true Abraham Lincoln of Arabia. And in order to end our internal bickering - our civil… — Leonard Leventon Copy Share Image
In late 2009, I returned to Baghdad after a lengthy absence. I was living alone, in the Hamra Hotel, the twice bombed-out… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
The day that I can land at the airport in Baghdad and ride in an unarmed car down the highway to the… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Let's see what's going on over in Iraq. A Burger King has opened up and prostitutes are back on the street of… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
Ever since the destruction of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258, the Muslim world has been in slow decline relative to the… — James Buchan Copy Share Image
The Americans may think they have 'liberated' Baghdad but the tens of thousands of thieves - they came in families and cruised… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
I can assure you that those villains will recognize, will discover in appropriate time in the future how stupid they are and… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf Copy Share Image
Workers are actually being starved on the largest military base in Baghdad, and women are being raped with impunity - and because… — Sarah Stillman Copy Share Image
No one can know how long this dumbing-down of American religion will persist. But so long as it does, citizens should probably… — Mark Lilla Copy Share Image
I think that's why they're so really - here's the disconnect. It's sort of this odd and I've always had this problem… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
When I first arrived in Baghdad in January 2003, I thought I would soon rent a house and envisioned myself swimming in… — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
What is at stake is how to answer the potential threat Iraq represents with the risk of proliferation of WMD. Baghdad's regime… — Jacques Chirac Copy Share Image
That was not part of the U.N. resolution; it was not part of the mandate to go on to Baghdad and, frankly,… — Les Aspin Copy Share Image
Had the United States and the United Kingdom gone on alone to capture Baghdad, under the provisions of the Geneva and Hague… — Norman Schwarzkopf Copy Share Image
I was with the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq, really in the middle of nowhere, about 80 miles south of Baghdad. And… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
By Mamun's time medical schools were extremely active in Baghdad. The first free public hospital was opened in Baghdad during the Caliphate… — John Bagot Glubb Copy Share Image
“I found Baghdad, like most big cities in the world: big, exciting, interesting, rich, poor, hot, cold, restless, sleepless, and cruel at… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
I can say, and I am responsible for what I am saying, that [American troops] have started to commit suicide under the… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf Copy Share Image
What they say about a breakthrough is completely an illusion. They are sending their warplanes to fly very low in order to… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf Copy Share Image
Iraqi Kurds, out of desperate necessity, have forged one of the most watchful and vigilant anti-terrorist communities in the world. Terrorists from… — Michael Totten Copy Share Image
This boa, the American columns, are being besieged between Basra and other towns north, west, south and west of Basra… Now even… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf Copy Share Image
I stayed in Baghdad every summer until I was 14. My dad's sister is still there, but many of my relatives have… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
My dad was working abroad, in Iraq, and he was a doctor. We used to go and visit him, in Baghdad, off… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
I think a lot it was the theology, that the road to Jerusalem runs through Baghdad, that somehow if we broke apart… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I left Kurdistan in April 2003 with the peshmerga, following their excited advance as Saddam's forces crumbled. First Kirkuk, then Mosul -… — Luke Harding 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
In contrast, the 'Old Europe' channels were showing film from reporters who had embedded themselves at the wrong end of the Baghdad… — David Walker Copy Share Image
When you get to the point where Baghdad is basically isolated, then what is the situation you have in the country? ..… — Richard Myers Copy Share Image
Enclosed by a sand berm four miles around and 160 feet high, the Baghdad Nuclear Research Facility entombs what remains of reactors… — Barton Gellman Copy Share Image
I deeply regret to say that terrorism has become globalized: ' From New York to Mosul, from Damascus to Baghdad, from the… — Hassan Rouhani Copy Share Image
I mean, all of these things that [Bashar Assad] has done, there's no way even if President Obama wanted to just play… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
![“No one can know how long this dumbing-down of American religion will persist. But so long as it does, citizens should probably be more vigilant about policing the public square, not less so. . . . [Y]ou cannot sustain liberal democracy without cultivating liberal habits of mind among religious…” quote by Mark Lilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/mark-lilla-13300_baghdad_no-one-can-know-how-long-this-dumbing-do_1328242.jpg)
![“I think that's why they're so really - here's the disconnect. It's sort of this odd and I've always had this problem with the rationality of it. That the President [George W.Bush] says, "We are in the fight for a way of life. This is the greatest battle of our generation, and of the generations to…” quote by Jon Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/jon-stewart-455_baghdad_i-think-that-s-why-they-re-so-really-her_1190718.jpg)
![“I can say, and I am responsible for what I am saying, that [American troops] have started to commit suicide under the walls of Baghdad. We will encourage them to commit more suicides quickly.” quote by Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/mohammed-saeed-al-sahaf-3653_american-troops_i-can-say-and-i-am-responsible-for-what_2738927.jpg)
![“I mean, all of these things that [Bashar Assad] has done, there's no way even if President Obama wanted to just play along that you could actually achieve peace, because there are 65 million Sunni in between Baghdad and the border of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, who will never, ever again accept Assad…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfd/john-f-kerry-996_accepting_i-mean-all-of-these-things-that-bashar-a_3077391.png)
