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President Bush's war on Iraq is viewed broadly in Islamic communities as an attack on Islam, and thus the President has alienated a large part of one fifth of the world's population. ↗

— John Olver

#attack #broadly #bush #communities #fifth

Americans were told repeatedly by President Bush and Vice President Cheney that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. None were ever found. ↗

— John Olver

#cheney #destruction #ever #found #had

As a scientist, my attention became totally focused on global warming some 15 years ago by the elegant and powerful measurements of carbon dioxide trapped in ice cores taken as much as 2 miles deep from the great East Antarctica ice sheet. ↗

— John Olver

#antarctica #attention #became #carbon #carbon dioxide

Since 1850, burning of fossil fuels, coal, oil and natural gas has increased 100 times to produce energy as the world has industrialized to serve the world's more than 6 billion and growing population. ↗

— John Olver

#burning #coal #energy #fossil #fossil fuels

We all know that China is industrializing at a growth rate of 8 to 10 percent per year. China is on track to pass the U.S. as the largest economy in the world in 20 to 25 years, and China is determined to give its people a chance at this high standard of living that we enjoy. ↗

— John Olver

#china #determined #economy #enjoy #give

The scientists who do climate research understand that much of the ever increasing concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere since 1850 must be attributed to burning those fossil fuels to produce the energy that drives industrialization. ↗

— John Olver

#attributed #burning #climate #co2 #concentration

We all know we have a problem, a broad problem. Ninety-eight percent of the fuel that is used by our vehicles, our autos and trucks for personal and commercial purposes, for highway and air travel operates on oil. The world has the same problem. ↗

— John Olver

#air travel #autos #broad #commercial #fuel

We need to make it clear that we will withdraw from Iraq within 6 to 9 months - so that the Iraqis will know that they must stand up and defend the opportunity given to them. ↗

— John Olver

#defend #given #iraq #iraqis #know

I didn't inherit any great success and the problems that came with it, and yet I was able to keep working and supporting myself and later a family. I'm crazy fortunate. ↗

— Timothy Olyphant

#any #came #crazy #family #fortunate

My roles don't centre around drugs at all! Shadiness is different - it's drama. We're making movies! You've gotta have conflict. ↗

— Timothy Olyphant

#centre #conflict #different #drama #gotta