Iraq

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 Secretary Powell in NYT Interview (Mar. 30): "... one, success in Iraq and people realize that war is over, a despotic dictator is gone, and there is a brighter future for the people of Iraq even though it will take quite a while to rebuild what he has destroyed and to put in place a form of government that will be seen as representative, even though it will take time. People see we're doing that, and people see we're moving out aggressively on the Middle East peace process with a new prime minister and a new Israeli Government, I think those two changed dynamics will assist us greatly in starting to reverse some of the public attitudes that are out there." [full text]

President Bush in Radio Address (Mar. 29): "We are now fighting the most desperate units of the dictator's army. The fighting is fierce and we do not know its duration, yet we know the outcome of this battle: The Iraqi regime will be disarmed and removed from power. Iraq will be free. " [full text]

Under Secretary Grossman on Al-Jazeera (Mar. 25): "I think we shouldn't forget, and I hope your viewers won't forget, that the real humanitarian crisis has been going on there for 15 years, 10 years because of Saddam Hussein, who cut off people in that area. He cut them off from Oil for Food. He's tried to starve them." [full text]

--03/28/03  Operation Iraqi Freedom Photo Gallery