I believe that the American administration of Iraq has been arrogant, has pursued policies that are illegal in international law and has been ignorant and incompetent. I said this very forthrightly to the senators.
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This could be a tipping point. At some point, the Shiite street is going to be so fed up that they're not going to listen any more to calls for restraint.Juan Cole
As we speak, before the third anniversary of the war, the U. S. military does not control the capital, it faces a guerilla movement in Sunni Arab areas that is stronger than ever before. It faces a country that came very recently to the brink of an all-out civil war -- about which the U. S. military could do nothing. It is a bleak picture.
Juan Cole
I speak Urdu quite a lot, too, and I read a lot of Persian.
Juan Cole
I also warned that it was entirely possible that Shiite Iraqis would become mobilized and approach fellow Shiite Ayatollahs in Iran.
Juan Cole
I just cannot understand this sort of argument.
Juan Cole
I just don't understand under what circumstances other nations will be willing to be drawn into what looks increasingly like a major quagmire.
Juan Cole
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