Iraq Quotes · Page 34

If Martin [Luther King, Jr.]'s philosophy had been embraced and lived out in Iraq and other places, we wouldn't have bin Ladens.

— Coretta Scott King

“For your own security it’s imperative you blend in with the native population.”

— Tucker Elliot

It is said by Bush men and women that we fought (the Iraq War) to strike against terrorism - except that Iraq…

— Leonard Pitts

“It was too late to pray, though. The sky was clear. The helicopters were gone. Too late for so many things. My…

— Tucker Elliot

We really don't need the United Nations approval to act. When it comes to our security, we do not need anyones permission.

— George W. Bush

In liberating Iraq, we have rid the nation and the rest of the world from the danger of Saddam Hussein.

— Elizabeth Dole

There are two types of courage involved with what I did. When it comes to picking up a rifle, millions of people…

— Daniel Ellsberg

We don't mind that we still have troops in Germany, or that we still have troops in Japan or Korea. But they…

— Thelma Drake

Having defeated and then occupied Iraq, democratizing the country should not be too tall an order for the world's sole superpower.

— William Kristol

Anyone who has ever studied the history of American diplomacy, especially military diplomacy, knows that you might start in a war with…

— George F. Kennan

Reduce US military presence in Iraq; and bring in neighbors.

— John F. Kerry

The only feasible solution is a political reconciliation... Mr. President, the time is now to put pressure on the Iraqi government to…

— Mike Coffman

I believe that the president's (Bush) leadership in the actions taken in Iraq demonstrate an incompetence in terms of knowledge, judgment and…

— Nancy Pelosi

Rather than starting a new inferno in Iraq, our energies would have been better spent in extinguishing the existing fire in Palestine.

— Iqbal Sacranie

Look at the results of regime change in Iraq. You can't possibly claim that it was successful.

— Bashar al-Assad

I wouldn't be at all surprised, as hideous and dumb as it sounds, at an invasion of Iraq.

— Hunter S. Thompson

There is no doubt that . Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue…

— Bob Graham

I'm tired of the ayatollahs of the right wing. We're fighting for freedom in Iraq. We're going to fight for freedom in…

— Howard Dean

In Vietnam, our soldiers came back and they were reviled as baby killers, in shame and humiliation. It isn't happening now, but…

— Seymour Hersh

Believe it or not the war on Iraq is based on a sound scientific principle, The bee hive principle. Which clearly states…

— John Oliver

[Invading Iraq] would create generations that hated the USA.

— Jerry Springer

If you really look at the aftermath of Iraq, Iran is going to be taking over Iraq. They've been doing it. And…

— Donald Trump

I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time - without UN approval and much broader support from…

— Kofi Annan

Spaniards were condemned for appeasing terrorism by voting for withdrawing troops from Iraq in the absence of U.N. authorization - that is,…

— Noam Chomsky

Initially, before the modern state of Iraq was created, there were three separate provinces here: a Shiite in the south, a largely…

— Richard Engel