William Odom Quotes

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• We need to go to the niceties of approaching the U. N. and let them have a chance to take it over, but we should…
• It was not in our interest to enter Iraq in the first place.
• Therefore, once U.S. forces leave, it is almost inevitable that an anti-Western, anti-U.S. regime will arise.
• In fact, it struck me when we invaded last year that if we did it without European and East Asian support, we were risking losing…
• Also, General Zinni, who commanded central command, was very much opposed to the war in the first place, as I was. We were both quoted…
• 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…
• 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 it,…
• It was, however, in the interest of Osama bin Laden for us to destroy a secular Arab leader; it was very much in the interest…
• 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 have…

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