#ira

Is puppy love the reason so many Americans are blind to the incompetence and waste of Republicans - who at a minimum are supposed to be good money managers - running Iraq reconstruction? ↗

— Margaret Carlson

#good #incompetence #iraq #love #managers

I thought then, and I think now, that the invasion of Iraq was unnecessary and unjust. And I think the premises on which it was launched were false. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#i #i think #invasion #iraq #launched

...the human soul is a divine non-substance. A spirit that permeates our flesh, dwells in our conscious, and rules our subconscious self. It makes us cling to life even when we no longer want to embrace it. It makes us hope in the most desperate of circumstances. It gives our dream shape, our inspiration form, our love its timeless beauty." From The Cartesian Machine ↗

— Nick Tran

#beauty

Freedom of navigation through international waterways is critical to the international community and to nations in the region, including Iran. ↗

— John C. Stennis

#critical #freedom #including #international #international community

The U.S. has many vulnerable targets around Iran, and its bases are within the range of the Guards' missiles. We have other capabilities as well, particularly when it comes to the support of Muslims for the Islamic republic. ↗

— John C. Stennis

#bases #capabilities #comes #guards #iran

Think of the life of the working woman as the decathlon. If you even finish it's a miracle. ↗

— Barbara Dale

#even #finish #life #miracle #think

Iraq is not the only nation in the world to possess weapons of mass destruction, but it is the only nation with a leader who has used them against his own people. ↗

— Tom Daschle

#destruction #his #iraq #leader #mass

Kecantikan adalah sesuatu yang dapat diapresiasi oleh orang lain. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#beauty

Iran also has an extensive missile development programme. Iranian officials declare that the range of their modified Shahab-3 missiles is 2,000km, putting allied countries such as Turkey, Greece, Romania, and Bulgaria within reach. ↗

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen

#also #bulgaria #countries #declare #development

For Debussy the musician and the man I have had profound admiration, but by nature I'm different from him. I think I have always personally followed a direction opposed to that of the symbolism of Debussy. ↗

— Maurice Ravel

#always #debussy #different #direction #followed