Sildavya
07-09-2005, 23:08
Donald Rumsfeld:
"Very often the pictures are pictures of people going into the symbols of the regime, into the palaces, into the boats and into headquarters and into the places that have been part of that repression, and while no one condones looting, on the other hand one can understand the pent-up feelings that may result from decades of repression..."
"Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things,"
"Looting is not uncommon for countries that experience significant social upheaval."
"Yes, people are ransacking hospitals, burning down buildings and fighting each other in the streets, but it's not that bad."
"For suddenly the biggest problem in the world to be looting is really notable."
"It's the same picture of some person walking out of some building with a vase and you see it twenty times. And you think, my goodness, were there that many vases? (pause for laughter) "Is it possible that there were that many vases in the whole country?"
"We've also said that if people have spotty backgrounds, assisting us might make their futures brighter,"
"If the coalition simply imposed control on the population, that wouldn't achieve the desired effect."
"Looting isn't something that someone allows or doesn't allow. It's something that happens."
"I don't think there's anyone in any of those pictures who wouldn't accept it as part of the price of getting from a repressed regime to freedom."
"Stuff happens"
General Vincent Brooks:
"In some cases, it may require shooting machine guns in downtown. At no point do we see really becoming a police force,"
"The Iraqi population itself will determine what's appropriate behavior over time,"
"Simply putting police back on the street would not be an acceptable answer"
"Very often the pictures are pictures of people going into the symbols of the regime, into the palaces, into the boats and into headquarters and into the places that have been part of that repression, and while no one condones looting, on the other hand one can understand the pent-up feelings that may result from decades of repression..."
"Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things,"
"Looting is not uncommon for countries that experience significant social upheaval."
"Yes, people are ransacking hospitals, burning down buildings and fighting each other in the streets, but it's not that bad."
"For suddenly the biggest problem in the world to be looting is really notable."
"It's the same picture of some person walking out of some building with a vase and you see it twenty times. And you think, my goodness, were there that many vases? (pause for laughter) "Is it possible that there were that many vases in the whole country?"
"We've also said that if people have spotty backgrounds, assisting us might make their futures brighter,"
"If the coalition simply imposed control on the population, that wouldn't achieve the desired effect."
"Looting isn't something that someone allows or doesn't allow. It's something that happens."
"I don't think there's anyone in any of those pictures who wouldn't accept it as part of the price of getting from a repressed regime to freedom."
"Stuff happens"
General Vincent Brooks:
"In some cases, it may require shooting machine guns in downtown. At no point do we see really becoming a police force,"
"The Iraqi population itself will determine what's appropriate behavior over time,"
"Simply putting police back on the street would not be an acceptable answer"