#or

Three big assumptions proved wrong: one, that the Iraqi people would welcome us as liberators; two, that oil would soon pay for Iraqi's rebuilding; and, three, that we have plenty of troops, weapons, and equipment for the postwar situation. ↗

— John Spratt

#big #equipment #iraqi #iraqi people #liberators

With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone, an Iraqi insurgency and a crime rate that grew worse throughout the year, waged in part by soldiers of the disbanded army and in part by criminals who were released from prison. ↗

— John Spratt

#alone #army #confront #crime #crime rate

Fortunately for me I was able to do well here, and it really did great things for my career and now hopefully I can go out there and continue to do what I did. ↗

— Latrell Sprewell

#career #continue #did #fortunately #go

We must have a relentless commitment to producing a meaningful, comprehensive energy package aimed at conservation, alleviating the burden of energy prices on consumers, decreasing our country's dependency on foreign oil, and increasing electricity grid reliability. ↗

— Paul Gillmor

#alleviating #burden #commitment #comprehensive #conservation

I love New York. A part of me will always be here. What can I say. ↗

— Latrell Sprewell

#here #i #i love #love #me

We should not forget, no matter how we quantify it: 'Freedom is not free.' It is a painful lesson, but one from which we have learned in the past and one we should never forget. ↗

— Paul Gillmor

#free #freedom #how #in the past #learned

I'm not running around the world looking for ways to create hostilities. ↗

— John Bolton

#create #hostilities #i #looking #running

While not widely reported, our victories in Iraq are plentiful. National elections, a democratic parliament and the drafting of a constitution are just some of the victories throughout this embattled country. ↗

— Paul Gillmor

#country #democratic #drafting #elections #iraq

Well I forgot how different it was because I've been here for about four or five years. It's a big load off my shoulders now. Now that I'm there, I'm like, man, I can breathe a little bit, you know? ↗

— Latrell Sprewell

#because #been #big #bit #breathe

Sometimes the eye gets so accustomed that if you don't have a change, you're bored. It's the same with fashion, you know. And that, I suppose, is what style is about. ↗

— Bill Blass

#accustomed #bored #change #eye #fashion