U.S. Policy Options in the Iraq Crisis: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, July 17, 2007, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 2007 - 48 pages |
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Page 39 - You can lead a horse to water; you can't make him drink.
Page 13 - Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Page 9 - Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I am looking forward to hearing the testimony.
Page 18 - Sunni majority cities to rubble in the way that Serbs dealt with Croatian or Muslim urban areas in the former Yugoslavia. Ethnic cleansing in mixed areas will continue...
Page 47 - Iraqis working for US authorities, foreign contractors and aid workers, oil export and gasoline distribution facilities, and water, power, and other facilities.
Page 47 - Lord, we ask that You hold our troops in Your loving hands as they defend the freedoms we are so privileged to enjoy. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for all the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. We shall forever be grateful to the brave men and women who have given their lives in service to our country, and we offer eternal honor and respect to their families.
Page 24 - ... us, against Chamberlain, to change the Government and save the world. Two very big questions arise following Munich. First, if we had shown a firmer front, would there have been war? Second, if there had been war in September, 1938, would that have been better or worse for us than war a year later? My answer to the first question is "probably not" ; to the second "almost certainly better".
Page 15 - In most cases, surrounding countries tried to protect their interests through proxies, while avoiding the risks and costs of military intervention.