It was, however, in the interest of Osama bin Laden for us to destroy a secular Arab leader; it was very much in the interest of the Iranians because they wanted revenge against Saddam Hussein for Iraq's invasion in 1980. — William Odom Copy Share Image
I don't think that the war serves U.S. interests. I think Osama bin Laden's interests and the Iranian interests are very much served by it, and it's becoming a huge drain on our resources both material and political. — William Odom Copy Share Image
Therefore, once U.S. forces leave, it is almost inevitable that an anti-Western, anti-U.S. regime will arise. — William Odom Copy Share Image
We need to go to the niceties of approaching the U. N. and let them have a chance to take it over, but we… — William Odom Copy Share Image
But I would make it unambiguously clear that we are going to withdraw, and if Iraq falls into civil war and if all these… — William Odom Copy Share Image
In fact, it struck me when we invaded last year that if we did it without European and East Asian support, we were risking… — William Odom Copy Share Image
It was, however, in the interest of Osama bin Laden for us to destroy a secular Arab leader; it was very much in the… — William Odom Copy Share Image
We've already seen proliferation. We started it with Britain, then France. Then we benignly let the Israelis do it. The Pakistanis and the Indians… — William Odom Copy Share Image
I don't think that the war serves U.S. interests. I think Osama bin Laden's interests and the Iranian interests are very much served by… — William Odom Copy Share Image
Also, General Zinni, who commanded central command, was very much opposed to the war in the first place, as I was. We were both… — William Odom Copy Share Image
