In other words: A discussion of The Bush Administration
More fun with Quotes from the Bush Cartel:
First -- and this is really the overarching principle -- the United States seeks to liberate Iraq, not occupy Iraq . . . If the President should decide to use force, let me assure you again that the United States would be committed to liberating the people of Iraq, not becoming an occupation force. - Paul Wolfowitz / Speech to Iraqi-American Community / February 23, 2003
The United States has no intention of determining the precise form of Iraq's new government. That choice belongs to the Iraqi people. Yet, we will ensure that one brutal dictator is not replaced by another. All Iraqis must have a voice in the new government . . . - George W. Bush / Speech to the American Enterprise Institute / February 26, 2003
We will help the Iraqi people to find the benefits and assume the duties of self-government. The form of those institutions will arise from Iraq's own culture and its own choices. - George W. Bush / Speech at MacDill AFB / March 26, 2003
and then times change (not that anyone should be surprised):
If you're suggesting, how would we feel about an Iranian-type government with a few clerics running everything in the country, the answer is: That isn't going to happen. - Donald Rumsfield / Interview with Associated Press / April 24, 2003
As freedom takes hold in Iraq, the Iraqi people will choose their own leaders and their own government. America has no intention of imposing our form of government or our culture. Yet, we will ensure that all Iraqis have a voice in the new government . . . - George W. Bush / Speech in Dearborne, Michigan / April 28, 2003
When Iraqi officials are in a position to shoulder their country's responsibilities, when they have in place the necessary political and other structures to provide food, security and the other necessities, the coalition will have a strong interest in seeing them run their own affairs. - Douglas Feith, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Testimony Before the House International Relations Committee /May 15, 2003
As Thomas Jefferson put it, "we are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed." It took time and patience, but eventually our Founders got it right -- and we hope so will the people of Iraq -- over time. - Donald Rumsfeld / Wall Street Journal op-ed / May 27, 2003
While our goal is to put functional and political authority in the hands of Iraqis as soon as possible, the Coalition Provisional Authority has the responsibility to fill the vacuum of power . . . by asserting temporary authority over the country. The coalition will do so. It will not tolerate self-appointed "leaders." - Donald Rumsfeld / Speech to the Council on Foreign Relations / May 27, 2003
It will be difficult for a free political life in Iraq to flourish until the conditions are set, but it is a project that we're working on. - Douglas Feith, Undersecretary of Defense / Foreign Press Briefing / May 28, 2003
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