Believe Quote by Sandy Berger

The strategic objective is to help Iraq government succeed.That's the strategic and not only to help the government the reformers in Iraq succeed, but…

— George W. Bush

“Secondly, given Iraq’s position as the largest and most powerful Arab state in the Gulf, it was viewed by the revolutionary regime as the…

— Efraim Karsh

At the end of the day, Iraq was a part of the fight against terrorism.

— Haider al-Abadi

“This mixture of political and geographical considerations compounded Saddam’s failure to grasp the operational requirements of such a campaign. Rather than allowing his forces…

— Efraim Karsh

For the last eight years, American policy toward Iraq has been based on the direct threat Saddam poses to international security. That threat is…

— Sandy Berger

Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression.

— Brent Scowcroft

“Nevertheless, what saved Iran from a comprehensive defeat was not the ferocity of its military resistance but rather the limited objectives of the Iraqi…

— Efraim Karsh

The U.S. victory in Gulf War was a stirring victory for the forces of aggression.

— Dan Quayle

Hussein has a strategy. I'm sure he'll implement that strategy, and it would be to our detriment. We're embarking on an exercise about which…

— John Hewson

The removal of Saddam Hussein and his replacement by someone beholden to the United States is a key part of a broader United States…

— Michael Klare

“In September 2002 the Bush administration announced its National Security Strategy, which declared the right to resort to force to eliminate any perceived challenge…

— Noam Chomsky

After they killed Uday and Qusay, the focus centered on Saddam: Find him, kill him, capture him, whatever it takes. To me, it was…

— Janis Karpinski