All right, warden. Let's give them what they want. |
Almost all Iraqis with any previous experience in the intelligence business are Sunni Arab, increasing the risk of penetration of the new intelligence apparatus by the insurgency. |
But nobody predicted anything of this magnitude in terms of resistance. And in part, the magnitude of the resistance was spurred by our failures in reconstruction. |
Despite the very real possibility that pushing through a draft constitution over Sunni Arab objections could prolong the violence, the Shiites and Kurds are pressing their agendas as if they had no understanding that such dire consequences were a serious possibility. |
I don't like the idea of busing children all over the country. It's not safe. And there doesn't seem to be that much of an urgent need for it to be done. |
I knew from Day 1 this was going to work. |
If they make the deadline because the Shiites and Kurds essentially rammed a draft through over Sunni Arab objections, there will be hell to pay. |
It is clear that the vast majority of Sunnis only voted to try to bring that process to a screeching halt. |
Judging from all the polls, if you do actually achieve a thorough functioning democracy [in Arab countries], you're probably going to have a government which will be more Islamic, more anti-American and more anti-Israeli. |
Nathan's a quiet leader. The guys really respond to his personality. He has an incredible amount of breath support and flexibility. Once he's up on the blocks, he's all business. |
Over the long run, they could operate quite separately from the Iranians. You're not seeing it now because the political situation in Iraq is not mature. |
Progress is running far behind Iraqi expectations in virtually every area. In their view, most Iraqis are not seeing 'amazing progress.' All too many of them live in constant danger, with less electricity in many areas than under Saddam Hussein. |
So many of our goals were not met, in part because of really expert sabotage by the resistance. But it was also the fault of being overly focused on long-term projects that weren't bringing short-term relief. |
Some of these bulls are gonna' spin those cowboys so fast, they'll look like a frog in a blender. |
sorry, truly sorry for the pain that I caused. |