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Aug 9, 2007 · March 14 (Reuters) - Following are notable quotes from before and after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
- Dan Bartlett, Communications Director
- Ari Fleischer, White House Press Secretary
- Ryan Crocker, United States Ambassador to Syria, Pakistan, and Iraq
One of the big regrets of my life was "Mission Accomplished" and that speech, because all the intentions that went into why we did it the way we did it were lost. The exact opposite narrative came out of it. Our whole point was that we did not want to do a declaratory speech like "Bush won," from the Oval Office. How do we make it about the troops,...
The banner read "Mission Accomplished." In the speech Bush gave, Bush said there were many parts of Iraq that were dangerous. Major combat operations were over, but it was going to take time and there was a lot of danger ahead. He gave a perfectly nuanced, qualified speech to end major combat operations, which were exactly chosen words for just tha...
I’d just come back from Baghdad and was just getting set to go back. I remember thinking sarcastically, Oh, that’s good, I guess I don’t have to go. It’s interesting how we look at these things in retrospect because I watched it. My reaction at the time was “nothing inappropriate about that” in terms of his clear context: the liberation of Iraq and...
By Ujala Sehgal. May 1, 2011. This article is from the archive of our partner . Today marks the eighth anniversary of Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech about the Iraq War, when American...
Mar 20, 2023 · Taken together, these personal stories and the lessons learned offer insights for policymakers, analysts and others concerned with Iraq – and with other conflict and post-conflict zones – on the perils of promoting democracy through war, on the consequences of agreeing short-term political bargains at the expense of long-term stability, and ...
Mar 21, 2013 · The five poems that follow were written over an eight-year period, nearly the length of the nine-year war. The first poem, "The Children of Iraq Have Names," was written in the lead-up to the war and was read at many hopeful peace marches in late 2002 and early 2003, when many people throughout the world took to the streets seeking to prevent ...
- The Progressive Magazine
Mar 17, 2023 · In the case of the US invasion of Iraq 20 years ago, we are still in this final phase, seeking an elusive consensus about the war’s legacy.
Mar 19, 2008 · March 19, 2008. Just before America's entry into World War I, President Woodrow Wilson addressed Congress: "It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war," he said. "... But the right is more precious than peace."
