“I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, but it won't last any longer than that.”
Donald Rumsfeld
“We cannot force others to behave differently if they disagree with us; but if we change what we are saying or doing they will respond differently. - Nabil N. Jamal”
Nabil N. Jamal
“Military force is always this nation's last option, ... Yet if force becomes necessary to disarm Iraq and enforce the will of the United Nations, if force becomes necessary to secure our country and to keep the peace, America will act deliberately, America will act decisively, and America will act victoriously with the world's greatest military.”
Jeb Bush
“Today marks another momentous step in the building of a new Iraq, ... will help pave the path to a democratic and independent Iraq, based on the rule of law.”
Zalmay Khalilzad
“Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a peace built on more secure foundations than are found today in the Middle East. Even more important, they will fight for two human conditions of even greater value than peace: liberty and justice.”
John McCain
“The multinational force will be there with the agreement of the sovereign government of Iraq,”
James Cunningham
“There will be nothing positive driving the markets today. A war with Iraq is getting closer, making investors nervous, after the United States and UK stepped up their efforts for a new resolution.”
Gert de Mesure