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Baghdad Quotes

There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never! Picture Quote #1

There is no presence of American infidels in the city of Baghdad Picture Quote #1

When I first arrived in Baghdad in January 2003, I thought I would soon rent a house and envisioned myself swimming in the Tigris to cool off after reporting in the city the caliphs called Madinit al-Salam, the City of Peace. A year later, I realized I wouldn’t be taking any midnight dips - Madinat al-Salam no more Picture Quote #1

In 2004, Kucinich was the only presidential candidate who warned that a war in Iraq would be completely disastrous. I remember how mocked he was when he predicted hand-to-hand combat in Baghdad. I remember Candy Crowley, and other reporters as well, treating his views on the impending war as ridiculous, out there, almost insane Picture Quote #1

The great majority of Baghdad is a slum - a lot of it’s new, but it’s still slum. It’s usually this concrete-block, one-room design with a door and a window, arranged one-up, one-down, often with a shop with nothing in it on the first floor, and then a one-room apartment above it. There’s street after street after street of that stuff Picture Quote #1

I left Kurdistan in April 2003 with the peshmerga, following their excited advance as Saddam’s forces crumbled. First Kirkuk, then Mosul - where looters broke into the city museum and seized its Parthian sculptures - then Tikrit. I reported from Baghdad in month-long stints until the end of 2004 Picture Quote #1

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I had no idea what it would be like to be a bomb tech in Baghdad until I got there so I didn’t know what to expect. It was very eye-opening Picture Quote #1

No one can know how long this dumbing-down of American religion will persist. But so long as it does, citizens should probably be more vigilant about policing the public square, not less so. . . . [Y]ou cannot sustain liberal democracy without cultivating liberal habits of mind among religious believers. That remains true today, both in Baghdad and in Baton Rouge Picture Quote #1

I stayed in Baghdad every summer until I was 14. My dad’s sister is still there, but many of my relatives have managed to get out. People forget that there are still people there who are not radicalized in any particular direction, trying to live normal lives in a very difficult situation Picture Quote #1

I’m not questioning Dick Cheney’s motives. There’s a chance for a conflict of interest. At one point in time, he was opposed to going into Baghdad. Then he was out of office and involved in the defense industry, and then he became for going into Baghdad Picture Quote #1

The Bush administration has now provided three case studies in arrogance, isolation and destructiveness: Michael Brown during Hurricane Katrina, Ambassador Jerry Bremer in Baghdad and Secretary Paulson at Treasury. It is a tragic and very expensive legacy. No conservative and no Republican should doubt how much it has hurt our cause and our party Picture Quote #1

The Iraqi government will try and retake some of the cities have that been captured by ISIS. That means the Shiite government dropping bombs on civilian areas, on Sunni cities. There will likely be a response with car bombings here in Baghdad, and this could be a long fight Picture Quote #1

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People get upset when Baghdad, the Cradle of Civilization is burning, or when the Buddhas in Afghanistan are falling. These are real concerns Picture Quote #1

Let’s see what’s going on over in Iraq. A Burger King has opened up and prostitutes are back on the street of Baghdad after 20 years. Fast food and hookers - they are truly living the American Dream Picture Quote #1

I firmly believed we should not march into Baghdad ...To occupy Iraq would instantly shatter our coalition, turning the whole Arab world against us and make a broken tyrant, into a latter-day Arab hero Picture Quote #1

A woman I loved [Andi Parhamovich] was killed in Baghdad in January 2007 Â” al-Qaeda in Iraq took credit for it Â¦ The memorial service with me crying over an empty coffin Picture Quote #1

In the age of the internet when everybody's a pundit, we're still gonna need somebody there to go talk to the colonels, to be on the ground in Baghdad and stuff and that's very expensive Picture Quote #1

My dad was working abroad, in Iraq, and he was a doctor. We used to go and visit him, in Baghdad, off and on. For the first ten years of my life, we used to go backwards and forwards to Baghdad, so that was quite amazing. I spent a lot of time traveling around the Middle East Picture Quote #1

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They [US soldiers] started to commit suicide on the Baghdad walls. We will encourage them to double their suicide attempts Picture Quote #1

I was with the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq, really in the middle of nowhere, about 80 miles south of Baghdad. And it was almost midnight, and I got a computer message from the home office of the Washington Post asking me to call them. I did call them and was told that I’d won the Pulitzer Prize Picture Quote #1

Well, Ramadi is a provincial capital of Anbar province. It’s a sprawling city west of Baghdad. It’s a poor city, endless cinderblock houses and high-rises almost as far as the eye can see Picture Quote #1

Workers are actually being starved on the largest military base in Baghdad, and women are being raped with impunity - and because it doesn’t fit into a Hollywood context it’s not going to fly Picture Quote #1

They’re not even within 100 miles of Baghdad. They are not in any place. They hold no place in Iraq. This is an illusion... They are trying to sell to the others an illusion Picture Quote #1

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I can say, and I am responsible for what I am saying, that they have started to commit suicide under the walls of Baghdad. We will encourage them to commit more suicides quickly Picture Quote #1

I don’t think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that’s now history Picture Quote #1

There are people in Baghdad pursuing the initiative that I started, and I want to give them every chance of success. I don't want to provide any distractions Picture Quote #1

If the success of the Bush presidency hinges on the outcome of the war in Iraq, that war is even more critical to the cabal that exploited 9/11 to maneuver us into it... All the neocon eggs are in the Baghdad basket Picture Quote #1

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There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never! (Baghdad Quotes) There is no presence of American infidels in the city of Baghdad (Baghdad Quotes) When I first arrived in Baghdad in January 2003, I thought I would soon rent a house and envisioned myself swimming in the Tigris to cool off after reporting in the city the caliphs called Madinit al-Salam, the City of Peace. A year later, I realized I wouldn’t be taking any midnight dips - Madinat al-Salam no more. (Baghdad Quotes) In 2004, Kucinich was the only presidential candidate who warned that a war in Iraq would be completely disastrous. I remember how mocked he was when he predicted hand-to-hand combat in Baghdad. I remember Candy Crowley, and other reporters as well, treating his views on the impending war as ridiculous, out there, almost insane. (Baghdad Quotes) The great majority of Baghdad is a slum - a lot of it’s new, but it’s still slum. It’s usually this concrete-block, one-room design with a door and a window, arranged one-up, one-down, often with a shop with nothing in it on the first floor, and then a one-room apartment above it. There’s street after street after street of that stuff. (Baghdad Quotes) I left Kurdistan in April 2003 with the peshmerga, following their excited advance as Saddam’s forces crumbled. First Kirkuk, then Mosul - where looters broke into the city museum and seized its Parthian sculptures - then Tikrit. I reported from Baghdad in month-long stints until the end of 2004. (Baghdad Quotes) I had no idea what it would be like to be a bomb tech in Baghdad until I got there so I didn’t know what to expect. It was very eye-opening. (Baghdad Quotes) No one can know how long this dumbing-down of American religion will persist. But so long as it does, citizens should probably be more vigilant about policing the public square, not less so. . . . [Y]ou cannot sustain liberal democracy without cultivating liberal habits of mind among religious believers. That remains true today, both in Baghdad and in Baton Rouge. (Baghdad Quotes) I stayed in Baghdad every summer until I was 14. My dad’s sister is still there, but many of my relatives have managed to get out. People forget that there are still people there who are not radicalized in any particular direction, trying to live normal lives in a very difficult situation. (Baghdad Quotes) I’m not questioning Dick Cheney’s motives. There’s a chance for a conflict of interest. At one point in time, he was opposed to going into Baghdad. Then he was out of office and involved in the defense industry, and then he became for going into Baghdad. (Baghdad Quotes) The Bush administration has now provided three case studies in arrogance, isolation and destructiveness: Michael Brown during Hurricane Katrina, Ambassador Jerry Bremer in Baghdad and Secretary Paulson at Treasury. It is a tragic and very expensive legacy. No conservative and no Republican should doubt how much it has hurt our cause and our party. (Baghdad Quotes) The Iraqi government will try and retake some of the cities have that been captured by ISIS. That means the Shiite government dropping bombs on civilian areas, on Sunni cities. There will likely be a response with car bombings here in Baghdad, and this could be a long fight. (Baghdad Quotes) People get upset when Baghdad, the Cradle of Civilization is burning, or when the Buddhas in Afghanistan are falling. These are real concerns. (Baghdad Quotes) Let’s see what’s going on over in Iraq. A Burger King has opened up and prostitutes are back on the street of Baghdad after 20 years. Fast food and hookers - they are truly living the American Dream. (Baghdad Quotes) I firmly believed we should not march into Baghdad ...To occupy Iraq would instantly shatter our coalition, turning the whole Arab world against us and make a broken tyrant, into a latter-day Arab hero. (Baghdad Quotes) A woman I loved [Andi Parhamovich] was killed in Baghdad in January 2007 Â” al-Qaeda in Iraq took credit for it Â¦ The memorial service with me crying over an empty coffin. (Baghdad Quotes) In the age of the internet when everybody's a pundit, we're still gonna need somebody there to go talk to the colonels, to be on the ground in Baghdad and stuff and that's very expensive (Baghdad Quotes) My dad was working abroad, in Iraq, and he was a doctor. We used to go and visit him, in Baghdad, off and on. For the first ten years of my life, we used to go backwards and forwards to Baghdad, so that was quite amazing. I spent a lot of time traveling around the Middle East (Baghdad Quotes) They [US soldiers] started to commit suicide on the Baghdad walls. We will encourage them to double their suicide attempts (Baghdad Quotes) There has been no electricity in Baghdad for a week and the people are angry. You would be angry too if you couldn’t watch your brand new stolen TV (Baghdad Quotes) I was with the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq, really in the middle of nowhere, about 80 miles south of Baghdad. And it was almost midnight, and I got a computer message from the home office of the Washington Post asking me to call them. I did call them and was told that I’d won the Pulitzer Prize (Baghdad Quotes) Well, Ramadi is a provincial capital of Anbar province. It’s a sprawling city west of Baghdad. It’s a poor city, endless cinderblock houses and high-rises almost as far as the eye can see (Baghdad Quotes) Workers are actually being starved on the largest military base in Baghdad, and women are being raped with impunity - and because it doesn’t fit into a Hollywood context it’s not going to fly (Baghdad Quotes) They’re not even within 100 miles of Baghdad. They are not in any place. They hold no place in Iraq. This is an illusion... They are trying to sell to the others an illusion (Baghdad Quotes) I can say, and I am responsible for what I am saying, that they have started to commit suicide under the walls of Baghdad. We will encourage them to commit more suicides quickly (Baghdad Quotes) I don’t think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that’s now history (Baghdad Quotes) There are people in Baghdad pursuing the initiative that I started, and I want to give them every chance of success. I don't want to provide any distractions (Baghdad Quotes) If the success of the Bush presidency hinges on the outcome of the war in Iraq, that war is even more critical to the cabal that exploited 9/11 to maneuver us into it... All the neocon eggs are in the Baghdad basket (Baghdad Quotes)