Noah Feldman Quotes (8 Quotes)

Then there are those among the Sunni leadership looking beyond the October 15 referendum at parliamentary electionsscheduled for December 15as a greater opportunity to improve the political situation for Iraqs Sunni Arabs. The emergence of a credible elected Sunni leadership would be a major step forward for Iraqi politics, ... which have so far been hampered by the absence of anyone who can claim to speak for the ordinary Sunni and deliver those insurgent leaders who may be inclined to compromise.

If you want to bring people on board you have to give them more than 48 hours.

There's a bit of a message to the administration 'Don't rush this. . . . We need to do this right, not fast,'

With a few exceptions, these guys were not major, major players. They've tried to use brinkmanship and now their bluff has been called. By enforcing its deadlines, the administration has shown that they were willing to cut the Sunnis off.

A constitution that is a deal between the Shiites and Kurds is not a deal.

To the extent that families are moving out, neighborhood by neighborhood, that itself is a sign of civil war.

I think it's pretty clear our influence is waning as far as agenda setting.

If they are acknowledging that the delay is costing them - that it is making things worse - that is a step in the right direction.