Peter Galbraith Quotes (9 Quotes)

The Bush administration finally did something right in brokering this constitution, ... This is the only possible deal that can bring stability. I do believe it might save the country.

The Timor Sea arrangement will not make the people of East Timor rich but it will give the people of East Timor a chance if the proceeds are spent wisely.

I know he has considerable sway. I saw it first hand. His predecessors were visiting the leaders, repeating the talking points. He had the clout to call up the NSC national security council.

His days in power are numbered. I can't think of too many examples in history where someone who has launched four wars in a decade lost all four and long remains in power.

Galbraith says he is frustrated with all the American critics who argue that the constitution divides Iraq. The country is already divided, he says, and drawing a constitution that artificially binds three divergent societies together would create only friction, violence and civil war. It's not a problem if a country breaks up, only if it breaks up violently, ... Iraq wasn't created by God. It was created by Winston Churchill.

Since sectarian war is already underway between Sunni Arabs and Shiites in Baghdad and some other parts of the country, it is hard to see how a centralized Iraq run by Shiites could serve the interests of its Sunni population.

But the Badr Corps is very heavily influenced by Iran. Are we going to be in the business of arming them

There are people who haven't faced the reality of what has gone on in Iraq. They still think that the old central state is going to be put back together again. It's not going to happen in Kurdistan. It's not going to happen in the south. It's not going to happen in Baghdad.

Just as there isn't one Iraqi people, there isn't one Iraqi army. We won't be arming a national army, but armies that are loyal to three different groups.