America Quote by Bill Maher

[Iraqis] know we own their country...It's a good thing, especially when there's a lot of oil out there we need.

— William R. Looney III

I will not support putting American soldiers into Iraq as an occupying force. I don't think that is in our interest, and I don't…

— Hillary Clinton

Iraqi oil is sold by Iraq.

— Haider al-Abadi

But as we move from this period of what many Iraqis regard as perceived occupation, we need to move towards one of partnership.

— John Abizaid

The United States, as all you know, did not come to Iraq for oil, not to occupy. We came here only to help.

— Donald Rumsfeld

That is why we wholeheartedly support the American-led effort to free the people of Iraq. And though we are a small country with a…

— Fatos Nano

I know a way for no Americans to die in Iraq: Leave.

— Ralphie May

The longer we remain in Iraq the more our occupation becomes part of the problem... rather than the solution.

— Robin Cook

But the key thing is that Iraq, while it's got very large oil reserves, has marginalized itself as an oil exporter and these days…

— Daniel Yergin

We want to be a friend and partner to a sovereign, prosperous, and stable Iraq.

— Morgan Ortagus

The attempt to minimize cost and maximize profits often interfered with our true mission in Iraq. We should have been working to get jobs…

— Joseph Stiglitz

Let's address the issue of how America deals with the Iraqis and how we deal with the region, recognize the fact that this is…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski