All Paul Bremer Quotes
- I think there really is no shortcut to sovereignty. Inspirational
- The new administration seems to be paying no attention to the problem of terrorism. What they will do is stagger along until there's a major… Administration
- We're going to be on the ground in Iraq as soldiers and citizens for years. We're going to be running a colony almost, Citizens
- As long as we're here, we are the occupying power. It's a very ugly word, but it's true. Inspirational
- We dominate the scene and we will continue to impose our will on this country. Continue
- These people hate the United States, not for what we do, but for who we are and what we are. Hate
- You know, the country is basically peaceful. Basically Peaceful
- I think the Iraqi people have shown extraordinary patience and courage in the last few months. They have really put a political system on the… Courage
- [Insurgents] pose no strategic threat to the United States or to the Coalition Forces. Coalition
- I hope they're going to learn, and as a result of our response, that it isn't going to work. They're not going to change our… Change
- I think we Americans, of all people, understand the importance of a good, legal, constitutional framework as the basis of political life. All
- Iraq is a better place, absolutely worth it. Absolutely
- We've thrown out Saddam and Saddam, dead or alive, is finished in Iraq. Alive
- I think what we've learned is that the terrorist threat is serious, but it shifts. You cannot make a single person the sole focus of… Cannot Make
- If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that we have had a progressive degeneration of our intelligence community… Back Today
- Saddam spent 35 years stealing and wasting money, and all of these systems are very fragile and brittle, and you try to fix one thing… All
- There are 40,000 Iraqi police on duty around the country. If they detect an attack about to happen, the police are the ones who are… Attack
- We try very quickly to show that we are not at war with the Iraqi people. We're trying to deal with the people who are… Deal
- When the new wave of terrorism came on the modern world, which is the late 1960s, early 1970s, I think we spent about a decade,… Allies
- While it's very hard to know exactly how to measure public opinion there, because there's no really good polling, the fact of the matter is… All
- I leave Iraq gladdened by what has been accomplished and confident your future is full of hope. Accomplished
- It is certainly not unrealistic to think we could have elections by mid-year 2004 and when a sovereign government is installed - my job here… Elections
- Iraq has become, for better or for worse, the front on the war on terrorism, and so we've got to do this, and I can… Better