#iraq

All those who prefer peace to power, and happiness to glory should thank the colonized people for their civilizing mission. By liberating themselves, they made Europeans more modest, less racist, and more human. Let us hope that the process continues and that the Americans are obliged to follow the same course. When one’s own cause is unjust, defeat can be liberating. ↗

— Jean Bricmont

#foreign-policy #france #human-rights #iraq #kosovo-wa

One of the things that we don't want to do is to destroy the infrastructure of Iraq, because in a few days we're going to own that country. ↗

— Tom Brokaw

#infrastructure #iraq #oil #iraq

عندما تعود إلى الوطن وتشتاقُ إلى رفاقِ الصبا, فلا تبحث عنهم في الأزقة الحامضة ولا في حانات الذنوب, بل تتبع آثارهم في خارطة المنافي المعلّقة على طاولة القيامة ↗

— عبدالرزاق الربيعي

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I am all in favour of democracy in Iraq. ↗

— John Bolton

#democracy #favour #i #i am #iraq

Insurgents have capitalized on popular resentment and anger towards the United States and the Iraqi government to build their own political, financial and military support, and the faith of Iraqi citizens in their new government has been severely undermined. ↗

— Tom Lantos

#been #build #citizens #faith #financial

Why do the President and Vice-President constantly change the subject when asked to explain why things are going so badly in Iraq? The answer is simple. They have been consistently wrong about Iraq, and the results speak for themselves. ↗

— Patrick Leahy

#answer #asked #badly #been #change

I've been giving free money seminars for the troops at Walter Reed Hospital and one of the Iraqi War Vets realized that the military wouldn't pay for the dental work he needed. ↗

— Matthew Lesko

#dental #free #giving #hospital #i

In just three years, Iraq has achieved immense progress. It has had three successful elections in which 80% of their citizens voted, even while being threatened with death. ↗

— John Linder

#being #citizens #death #elections #even

In a case like Iraq the UN has again shown what important role it plays as the guarantor for protecting international peace and stability in the global political structure. ↗

— Anna Lindh

#case #global #guarantor #important #important role

The Bush administration also was not straightforward about the intelligence it had, releasing tenuous information that fit its goal of attacking Iraq. I feel deceived. ↗

— Ken Lucas

#administration #also #attacking #bush #bush administration