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> [But I would make it unambiguously clear that we are going to withdraw, and if Iraq falls into civil war and if all these unhappy things occur, we're just going to have to accept them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-odom/but-i-would-make-it-unambiguously-clear-that-we-are-going-to-withdraw/)

[William Odom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-odom/)

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## More by William Odom

> [Therefore, once U.S. forces leave, it is almost inevitable that an anti-Western, anti-U.S. regime will arise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-odom/therefore-once-u-s-forces-leave-it-is-almost-inevitable-that-an-anti/)

[William Odom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-odom/)

> [We need to go to the niceties of approaching the U. N. and let them have a chance to take it over, but we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-odom/we-need-to-go-to-the-niceties-of-approaching-the-u-n-and-let-them/)

[William Odom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-odom/)

> [But I would make it unambiguously clear that we are going to withdraw, and if Iraq falls into civil war and if all these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-odom/but-i-would-make-it-unambiguously-clear-that-we-are-going-to-withdraw/)

[William Odom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-odom/)

> [In fact, it struck me when we invaded last year that if we did it without European and East Asian support, we were risking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-odom/in-fact-it-struck-me-when-we-invaded-last-year-that-if-we-did-it/)

[William Odom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-odom/)

> [It was, however, in the interest of Osama bin Laden for us to destroy a secular Arab leader; it was very much in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-odom/it-was-however-in-the-interest-of-osama-bin-laden-for-us-to-destroy-a/)

[William Odom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-odom/)

> [It was not in our interest to enter Iraq in the first place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-odom/it-was-not-in-our-interest-to-enter-iraq-in-the-first-place/)

[William Odom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-odom/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-odom/we-ve-already-seen-proliferation-we-started-it-with-britain-then/)

[William Odom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-odom/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-odom/i-don-t-think-that-the-war-serves-u-s-interests-i-think-osama-bin/)

[William Odom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-odom/)

> [Also, General Zinni, who commanded central command, was very much opposed to the war in the first place, as I was. We were both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-odom/also-general-zinni-who-commanded-central-command-was-very-much/)

[William Odom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-odom/)

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