#ira

We were in opposition to the decision to go to war. But after the war happened, it was clear that you could not sit and look-there would be a breeding ground for terrorism or a new collapsed or failed state named Iraq! ↗

— Joschka Fischer

#breeding #clear #collapsed #could #decision

I am convinced that we as adults must constantly cling to, affirm, and celebrate with our children those things we love, sunsets, laughter, the taste of a good meal, the warmth of a hickory fire shared by real friends, the joy of discovery and accomplishment, the constant surprises of life. ↗

— Eliot Wigginton

#inspirational #family

The use of military force against Iran would be very dangerous. It would be very provocative. The only thing worse would be Iran being a nuclear power. ↗

— Rudy Giuliani

#being #dangerous #force #iran #military

One of the first things we found out was that the Warren Commission never pursued a conspiracy investigation. ↗

— Louis Stokes

#conspiracy #first #first things #found #investigation

Most of the State of the Union will not be about Iraq. Most of the State of the Union will be about improving America's economy and providing greater access to health care for millions of American people, including senior citizens. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#access #america #american #american people #care

We have it. The smoking gun. The evidence. The potential weapon of mass destruction we have been looking for as our pretext of invading Iraq. There's just one problem - it's in North Korea. ↗

— Jon Stewart

#destruction #evidence #gun #invading #iraq

In a way, the American side descended to Saddam's level, which happens often in these types of circumstances. That is why the people in Iraq do not accept the current state of affairs. ↗

— Dario Fo

#affairs #american #circumstances #current #current state

I don't do what I'm doing to fight terror. ... I do it because I care about kids. Fighting terror is maybe seventh or eighth on my list of priorities. But working over there, I've learned a few things. I've learned that terror doesn't happen because some group of people somewhere like Pakistan or Afghanistan simply decide to hate us. It happens because children aren't being offered a bright enough future that they have a reason to choose life over death. ↗

— Greg Mortenson

#inspirational #terror #war #death

Most of my inspiration, if that's the word, came from books themselves. ↗

— Shelby Foote

#came #inspiration #most #themselves #word

I firmly believe that as voters come to learn more and more about John Kerry and learn more and more about his message that they're going to want a President who is willing to address the fact that we didn't have a post-war plan in Iraq. ↗

— Harold Ford

#address #believe #come #fact #firmly