--- title: "16 Iraq Did Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 16 Iraq Did quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Iraq Did sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/joschka-fischer-20328_abu_we-are-ready-to-train-new-iraqi-forces-o_1850136.png" --- > [We are ready to train new Iraqi forces outside Iraq. We did it in Abu Dhabi.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joschka-fischer/we-are-ready-to-train-new-iraqi-forces-outside-iraq-we-did-it-in-abu/) [Joschka Fischer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joschka-fischer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/joschka-fischer-20328_abu_we-are-ready-to-train-new-iraqi-forces-o_1850136.png) > [Iraq did nothing to us. Iraq was not responsible for 9/11.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-evers/iraq-did-nothing-to-us-iraq-was-not-responsible-for-9-11/) [Charles Evers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-evers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/charles-evers-18227_iraq_iraq-did-nothing-to-us-iraq-was-not-resp_647117.jpg) > [I feel relieved that we discovered that Iraq did not have nuclear weapons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/i-feel-relieved-that-we-discovered-that-iraq-did-not-have-nuclear/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/mohamed-elbaradei-3135_did_i-feel-relieved-that-we-discovered-that_3102590.png) > [I said I'm the president of Iraq... I did not say deposed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saddam-hussein/i-said-i-m-the-president-of-iraq-i-did-not-say-deposed/) [Saddam Hussein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saddam-hussein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/saddam-hussein-8524_iraq_i-said-i-m-the-president-of-iraq-i-did-n_882542.jpg) > [The first shots the United States fired in its fight with the Islamic State were to protect a religious minority: the Yazidis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-malinowski/the-first-shots-the-united-states-fired-in-its-fight-with-the-islamic/) [Tom Malinowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-malinowski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f1/tom-malinowski-5887_days_the-first-shots-the-united-states-fired_2838873.jpg) > [I told the American people that I'd cut taxes for middle class families, and I did. I told you I'd cut taxes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-told-the-american-people-that-i-d-cut-taxes-for-middle-class/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/barack-obama-17_2012_i-told-the-american-people-that-i-d-cut_385001.jpg) > [They appear to have had a higher voter turnout in Iraq than we did in our recent federal elections, and we didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-burns/they-appear-to-have-had-a-higher-voter-turnout-in-iraq-than-we-did-in/) [Conrad Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-burns/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/conrad-burns-42339_election_they-appear-to-have-had-a-higher-voter-t_79999.jpg) > [Four years ago, I promised to end the war in Iraq. We did. I promised to refocus on the terrorists who attacked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/four-years-ago-i-promised-to-end-the-war-in-iraq-we-did-i-promised-to/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/barack-obama-17_war_four-years-ago-i-promised-to-end-the-war_1327682.jpg) > [In Iraq, we did have dictators, we did have times of war but it never reached the point where one person, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yanar-mohammed/in-iraq-we-did-have-dictators-we-did-have-times-of-war-but-it-never/) [Yanar Mohammed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yanar-mohammed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/yanar-mohammed-30527_attacking_in-iraq-we-did-have-dictators-we-did-hav_1854423.jpg) > [According to CNN, Donald Rumsfeld said the war in Iraq did not go according to plan. And President Bush said, 'What? We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-leno/according-to-cnn-donald-rumsfeld-said-the-war-in-iraq-did-not-go/) [Jay Leno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-leno/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/jay-leno-210_according-to-plan_according-to-cnn-donald-rumsfeld-said-th_754612.png) > [Iraq did not spontaneously opt for disarmament. They did it as part of a ceasefire, so they were forced to do it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-blix/iraq-did-not-spontaneously-opt-for-disarmament-they-did-it-as-part-of/) [Hans Blix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-blix/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04f/hans-blix-15720_ceasefire_iraq-did-not-spontaneously-opt-for-disar_1506812.png) > [ I don't like a lot of things like \[Iraq\], I never did. Being in a position of celebrity and having your words… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-don-t-like-a-lot-of-things-like-iraq-i-never-did-being-in-a/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/al-pacino-1656_bits_i-don-t-like-a-lot-of-things-like-iraq-i_1540430.jpg) > [With respect to Iraq, I did favour the continuity of American forces to work with the new Maliki government. They had enormous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/with-respect-to-iraq-i-did-favour-the-continuity-of-american-forces/) [Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/hillary-clinton-51_airplane_with-respect-to-iraq-i-did-favour-the-co_2923970.jpg) > [Four years ago, I promised to end the war in Iraq. We did. I promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/four-years-ago-i-promised-to-end-the-war-in-iraq-we-did-i-promised-to-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10f/barack-obama-17_afghanistan_four-years-ago-i-promised-to-end-the-war_2519098.jpg) > [I opposed the war in Iraq because I did not believe it was in our national security interest, and I still don't.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-springer/i-opposed-the-war-in-iraq-because-i-did-not-believe-it-was-in-our/) [Jerry Springer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-springer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba8/jerry-springer-11004_allies_i-opposed-the-war-in-iraq-because-i-did_1930172.jpg) > [Baghdad fell on April 9, 2003, Hussein and his regime were brought down, we declared "Mission Accomplished" and celebrated victory . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/baghdad-fell-on-april-9-2003-hussein-and-his-regime-were-brought-down/) [Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/457/colin-powell-691_accomplished_baghdad-fell-on-april-9-2003-hussein-and_1583677.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iraq-did/#itemlist", "name": "Iraq Did Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are ready to train new Iraqi forces outside Iraq. 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