"It was, however, in the interest of Osama……" — William Odom
"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 of the Iranians because they wanted revenge against Saddam Hussein for Iraq's invasion in 1980."
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William Odom
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9 Quotes by William Odom
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We need to go to the niceties of approaching the U. N. and let them have a chance to take…
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It was not in our interest to enter Iraq in the first place.
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Therefore, once U.S. forces leave, it is almost inevitable that an anti-Western, anti-U.S. regime will arise.
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In fact, it struck me when we invaded last year that if we did it without European and East Asian…
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Also, General Zinni, who commanded central command, was very much opposed to the war in the first place, as I…
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But I would make it unambiguously clear that we are going to withdraw, and if Iraq falls into civil war…
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I don't think that the war serves U.S. interests. I think Osama bin Laden's interests and the Iranian interests are…
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We've already seen proliferation. We started it with Britain, then France. Then we benignly let the Israelis do it. The…
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