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Great Moments In Maverick Cinema

"[it] will be brief."
Prediction on the Iraq War February, 2003, on FOX’s “Hannity & Colmes.”

“I have no qualms about our strategic plans. I thought we were very successful in Afghanistan.”
Hartford Courant, 3/5/03.

“But I believe, Katie, that the Iraqi people will greet us as liberators.”
NBC, 3/20/03, the day of the invasion.

“It’s clear that the end is very much in sight.”
ABC, 4/9/03.

"There’s not a history of clashes that are violent between Sunnis and Shiahs. So I think they can probably get along.”
MSNBC, 4/23/03.

"This is a mission accomplished."
This Week, ABC, 12/14/03.

“I do think that progress is being made in a lot of Iraq. Overall, I think a year from now, we will have made a fair amount of progress if we stay the course. If I thought we weren’t making progress, I’d be despondent.”
The Hill, 12/8/05.

"Maybe 100. Make it one hundred."
Response to audience question about how many years U.S. troops will remain in Iraq, town hall meeting New Hampshire January 2008.

"It's a tough war we're in. It's not going to be over right away. There's going to be other wars."
Town hall meeting at West Palm Beach, Florida, January 24, 2008.

"I'm sorry to tell you, there's going to be other wars. We will never surrender but there will be other wars."
ibid.

"Foremost in all our minds is the threat posed by the regime in Tehran"
June 2008 speech to AIPAC

Posted by flamingbanjo at September 5, 2008 09:42 AM