Bases Quote by Peter DeFazio

[Should] Iraq acquire fissile material, it would be able to build a nuclear weapon within a year.

— George W. Bush

If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, we're going to have a serious problem coming down the…

— George W. Bush

The big issue is whether the United States will succeed in its venture of reshaping the Middle East. It is not clear to me…

— Milton Friedman

But if the U.S. were to leave now and abandon Iraq without establishing the grounds for a united country, that would definitely be a…

— Vladimir Putin

It's clear that the United States has more to give the world than military bases.

— Cynthia McKinney

The U.S. is not constructing a palatial embassy, by far the largest in the world and virtually a separate city within Baghdad, and pouring…

— Noam Chomsky

Getting our military back on stable footing won't happen overnight. We must start this process now, since future engagements are likely and allies are…

— Ellen Tauscher

But if the U.S. were to leave and abandon Iraq without establishing the grounds for a united and sovereign country, that would definitely be…

— Vladimir Putin

We need willingness to consider different mission in Iraq.

— Christopher Dodd

We need to continue our full support of the nascent Iraqi government by helping to rebuild their economic infrastructure and maintain security while training…

— Pat Roberts

So we are fulfilling our task in preventing serious armament stocks in Iraq within our possibilities.

— Bulent Ecevit

I strongly believe that a federal structure based on administrative and geographic lines with strong powers for the federated states will be the best…

— Ahmed Chalabi