Believe Quote by Peter DeFazio

The U.S. cannot impose freedom, security, and unity in Iraq by force.

— Peter DeFazio

It was Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda who attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001, not Saddam Hussein and Iraq.

— Peter DeFazio

About 75 percent of the crude oil marketed here is sold off the books, and they are doing trades that would be illegal if…

— Peter DeFazio

Saddam Hussein was a brutal tyrant. I am glad he is now on trial for crimes against humanity. But, opposition to a dictator is…

— Peter DeFazio

In addition to a timeline, I have proposed that U.S. troops be removed from front line combat positions in Iraqi cities and towns, turning…

— Peter DeFazio

Insecurity is failing the American people miserably.

— Peter DeFazio

Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not…

— Peter DeFazio

First off, the crude oil market, unlike every other commodity in America, is virtually unregulated.

— Peter DeFazio

The U.S. cannot force Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds to make peace or to act for the common good. They have been in conflict for…

— Peter DeFazio

Nor should the U.S. military be forced to remain in Iraq essentially as an army for one side of a civil war.

— Peter DeFazio

The U.S. must renounce any U.S. interest in constructing permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.

— Peter DeFazio

The training and equipping of Iraqi security forces should be accelerated.

— Peter DeFazio