Ken Pollack Quotes (5 Quotes)

They're finally going in and trying to pacify these parts of Iraq that were left lawless and left in the hands of the opposition figures for twelve months. This was an enormous mistake.

It would be like a major bomb going off outside of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, or the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, for Christians.

It sends them the message that if you try to help the Americans re-build the country, no good will come of it, only bad. ... Obviously, any would-be Iraqi police officer or other participant in the security forces has got to consider the possibility that he will be killed.

The inspections route is the wrong route.

They are not the highest priority. And as a result the real resources that are available in Iraq need to be focused on things like getting this new Iraqi government established, dealing with security and providing basic services to Iraqis.