#iraq

If we are lucky, and George W. Bush is right, we are about to witness the War of the Happy Iraqis. ↗

— Howard Fineman

#bush #george #george w #happy #iraqis

When Americans invade Iraq, Bush says, we will be greeted as liberators by the Iraqi people, proving that taking out Saddam Hussein was the right thing to do. ↗

— Howard Fineman

#greeted #hussein #invade #iraq #iraqi

A transitional government is the beginning of a transfer of sovereignty. It's a question of Iraqi security and moving forward with the political process. ↗

— Joschka Fischer

#forward #government #iraqi #iraqi security #moving

The situation in Iraq is dangerous but the regional situation is also very complicated and precarious. ↗

— Joschka Fischer

#complicated #dangerous #iraq #precarious #regional

We will not send troops. Germany is not committed to Iraq - we will not commit ourselves with troops. ↗

— Joschka Fischer

#committed #germany #iraq #ourselves #send

I've never signed any contract and never received a cent from Iraq. ↗

— Vladimir Zhirinovsky

#cent #contract #i #iraq #never

Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#democracy #democratic #elections #holding #iraq

I don't think so, but it's always in the back of my mind that many of the soldiers being wounded and killed in Iraq are about the same age as my kids. My godson is going over soon, so the war's about to get personal for me. ↗

— Garry Trudeau

#age #always #back #being #get

I would like to tell our American, British and Spanish friends that the Iraqi crisis is not a problem between the United States and France, but between those who want to move forward in the logic of war and the international community. ↗

— Dominique de Villepin

#between #british #community #crisis #forward

Liberating Iraq from a legacy of violence and putting it on the path to peace and prosperity will take time. ↗

— George Voinovich

#legacy #liberating #path #peace #prosperity