Iraq was at core a war of choice, and extraordinarily expensive by every measure - human life, impact on our military, dollars, diplomatically. Richard Haass
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![Given [the] potential high costs [of an attack], Washington should be searching harder for a diplomatic alternative, one that entails direct US talks with Iran beyond the narrow dialogue announced on Iraq. - Richard Haass Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=R2l2ZW4gW3RoZV0gcG90ZW50aWFsIGhpZ2ggY29zdHMgW29mIGFuIGF0dGFja10sIFdhc2hpbmd0b24gc2hvdWxkIGJlIHNlYXJjaGluZyBoYXJkZXIgZm9yIGEgZGlwbG9tYXRpYyBhbHRlcm5hdGl2ZSwgb25lIHRoYXQgZW50YWlscyBkaXJlY3QgVVMgdGFsa3Mgd2l0aCBJcmFuIGJleW9uZCB0aGUgbmFycm93IGRpYWxvZ3VlIGFubm91bmNlZCBvbiBJcmFxLiA=&author=ICBSaWNoYXJkIEhhYXNzICAgIA==&num=1 "Given [the] potential high costs [of an attack], Washington should be searching harder for a diplomatic alternative, one that entails direct US talks with Iran beyond the narrow dialogue announced on Iraq. - Richard Haass Quotes")
![[Bush can claim one triumph: We have suffered no further attack on U.S. soil since 9/11 (not counting the unsolved anthrax attacks later that fall). Casualties are far fewer, too, than in any other major war in U.S. history since the Revolution.] I do think there's been progress in some areas, ... In the last four years, for example, I think the world has become a tougher place for terrorists to operate in. - Richard Haass Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0J1c2ggY2FuIGNsYWltIG9uZSB0cml1bXBoOiBXZSBoYXZlIHN1ZmZlcmVkIG5vIGZ1cnRoZXIgYXR0YWNrIG9uIFUuUy4gc29pbCBzaW5jZSA5LzExIChub3QgY291bnRpbmcgdGhlIHVuc29sdmVkIGFudGhyYXggYXR0YWNrcyBsYXRlciB0aGF0IGZhbGwpLiBDYXN1YWx0aWVzIGFyZSBmYXIgZmV3ZXIsIHRvbywgdGhhbiBpbiBhbnkgb3RoZXIgbWFqb3Igd2FyIGluIFUuUy4gaGlzdG9yeSBzaW5jZSB0aGUgUmV2b2x1dGlvbi5dIEkgZG8gdGhpbmsgdGhlcmUncyBiZWVuIHByb2dyZXNzIGluIHNvbWUgYXJlYXMsIC4uLiBJbiB0aGUgbGFzdCBmb3VyIHllYXJzLCBmb3IgZXhhbXBsZSwgSSB0aGluayB0aGUgd29ybGQgaGFzIGJlY29tZSBhIHRvdWdoZXIgcGxhY2UgZm9yIHRlcnJvcmlzdHMgdG8gb3BlcmF0ZSBpbi4g&author=ICBSaWNoYXJkIEhhYXNzICAgIA==&num=4 "[Bush can claim one triumph: We have suffered no further attack on U.S. soil since 9/11 (not counting the unsolved anthrax attacks later that fall). Casualties are far fewer, too, than in any other major war in U.S. history since the Revolution.] I do think there's been progress in some areas, ... In the last four years, for example, I think the world has become a tougher place for terrorists to operate in. - Richard Haass Quotes")
