--- title: "9 Occupation Iraq Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Occupation Iraq quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Occupation Iraq sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/518/kofi-annan-799_illegal_the-invasion-and-occupation-of-iraq-is-i_1119593.png" --- > [The invasion and occupation of Iraq is illegal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/the-invasion-and-occupation-of-iraq-is-illegal/) [Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/518/kofi-annan-799_illegal_the-invasion-and-occupation-of-iraq-is-i_1119593.png) > [The only one who thinks the world is safer since the occupation of Iraq is Bush.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/segolene-royal/the-only-one-who-thinks-the-world-is-safer-since-the-occupation-of/) [Segolene Royal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/segolene-royal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/475/segolene-royal-40531_bush_the-only-one-who-thinks-the-world-is-saf_1612626.jpg) > [ The more \[people\] know about the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the less they support it. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-andrews/the-more-people-know-about-the-invasion-and-occupation-of-iraq-the/) [Thomas Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-andrews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/thomas-andrews-72573_invasion_the-more-people-know-about-the-invasion_1736868.jpg) > [I supported the Iraq resolution, but that was not an approval of war in Iraq and certainly was not approval for an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-barr/i-supported-the-iraq-resolution-but-that-was-not-an-approval-of-war/) [Bob Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-barr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ef/bob-barr-13137_approval_i-supported-the-iraq-resolution-but-that_1339036.jpg) > [One of the enduring mysteries of America's occupation of Iraq is why a nation that so little relishes peacekeeping nonetheless refuses to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-noah/one-of-the-enduring-mysteries-of-america-s-occupation-of-iraq-is-why/) [Timothy Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-noah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/timothy-noah-2744_america_one-of-the-enduring-mysteries-of-america_1024452.jpg) > [Extending the ground war into an occupation of Iraq, would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Had we gone the invasion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-h-w-bush/extending-the-ground-war-into-an-occupation-of-iraq-would-have/) [George H. W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-h-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/932/george-h-w-bush-1459_barren_extending-the-ground-war-into-an-occupat_2855890.png) > [It's also much clearer how much damage the occupation of Iraq is doing to America's reputation and prestige around the world; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-singer/it-s-also-much-clearer-how-much-damage-the-occupation-of-iraq-is/) [Peter Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-singer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b3/peter-singer-1001_america_it-s-also-much-clearer-how-much-damage-t_1848723.jpg) > [The progressive movement against the war of occupation in Iraq is a reason for hope, as is resistance to free trade agreements…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-glover/the-progressive-movement-against-the-war-of-occupation-in-iraq-is-a/) [Danny Glover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-glover/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d1/danny-glover-7902_agreement_the-progressive-movement-against-the-war_2682843.jpg) > [In terms of the idea of long-term occupation - I have been reading a little bit more about this period - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwidge-danticat/in-terms-of-the-idea-of-long-term-occupation-i-have-been-reading-a/) [Edwidge Danticat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwidge-danticat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/edwidge-danticat-2559_connections_in-terms-of-the-idea-of-long-term-occupa_2047857.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/occupation-iraq/#itemlist", "name": "Occupation Iraq Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The invasion and occupation of Iraq is illegal.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kofi Annan" }, "url": 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