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.
If you put your politicians up for sale, as the US does (alone in this among industrialized democracies), then someone will buy them--and it won’t be… - Juan Cole
If you put your politicians up for sale, as the US does (alone in this among industrialized democracies), then someone will buy them--and it won’t be…
- Juan Cole
Partisan politics has no place in the classroom. - Juan Cole
Partisan politics has no place in the classroom.
I believe that the American administration of Iraq has been arrogant, has pursued policies that are illegal in international law and has been ignoran… - Juan Cole
I believe that the American administration of Iraq has been arrogant, has pursued policies that are illegal in international law and has been ignoran…
An occupying power has no right to make significant alterations in the character of the occupied society, to change the laws all around, without a st… - Juan Cole
An occupying power has no right to make significant alterations in the character of the occupied society, to change the laws all around, without a st…
I think it's really unfortunate that academics have been sidelined in most important policy debates. - Juan Cole
I think it's really unfortunate that academics have been sidelined in most important policy debates.
It's not proper for a professor to go before a class and promote one party or another. That's not academic scholarship. - Juan Cole
It's not proper for a professor to go before a class and promote one party or another. That's not academic scholarship.
I also argued before the war that the administration was underestimating Arab nationalism and Iraqi nationalism, that it was not going to be as easy … - Juan Cole
I also argued before the war that the administration was underestimating Arab nationalism and Iraqi nationalism, that it was not going to be as easy …
Mr. Bush, I don't recognize the world you paint. I find your speech a form of sheer propaganda, having almost no relationship to reality. ...You can'… - Juan Cole
Mr. Bush, I don't recognize the world you paint. I find your speech a form of sheer propaganda, having almost no relationship to reality. ...You can'…
To the extent that the (ISIS's) advance is a series of urban revolts against the government of PM Nouri al-Maliki, the US would end up bombing ordina… - Juan Cole
To the extent that the (ISIS's) advance is a series of urban revolts against the government of PM Nouri al-Maliki, the US would end up bombing ordina…
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