Bombs Quote by Yaroslav Trofimov

“Every war and conflict that the United States enters has its own ROE [rules of engagement]. Contrary to what most people think, the U.S.…

— Michael DeLong

The stories coming out of Iraq everyday - the violence, the chaos, the deaths of Americans, the deaths of Iraqis... Of course the deaths…

— Howard Zinn

In Iraq we are fighting against men with blind hatred and armed with lethal weapons who are capable of any atrocity. They wear no…

— George W. Bush

In Afghanistan and Iraq we would often get cowardly fire and rounds hitting us from the sides but we just hunker down and keep…

— Dan Crenshaw

The fact is that America's weapons systems have made it impossible for anybody to confront it militarily. So, all you have is your wits…

— Arundhati Roy

The right rules of engagement means giving our forward commanders the authority and flexibility to take the initiative and win. Trust our forward deployed…

— Ryan Zinke

The Iraqi regime is a threat of unique urgency. [...] It has developed weapons of mass death.

— George W. Bush

There are 40,000 Iraqi police on duty around the country. If they detect an attack about to happen, the police are the ones who…

— Paul Bremer

In a guerrilla war, the line between legitimate and illegitimate killing is blurred. The policies of free-fire zones, in which a soldier is permitted…

— Philip Caputo

In a country like Iraq with its culture of blood feuds - is that the more locals are killed, the more motivation there is…

— Yaroslav Trofimov

If you look at the current Mosul campaign against ISIL, for example the few thousand troops that we have there to support that effort…

— Barack Obama

It's what the Iraqi people are going through right now. They have encountered a victorious, hostile force-but, you know, there they still are. There…

— Michael Nesmith