“Normalcy is returning to Iraq.” U.S. President George W. Bush, March 27, 2008 in Dayton, OH
“In the Middle East, besides some signs of hope in the dialogue between Israel and the Palestinian authority, nothing positive comes from Iraq, torn apart by continual slaughter as the civil population flees.” Pope Benedict XVI, April 8, 2007 at St. Peter’s Square
“[The Pope’s words] sounded like a standard European view of reality — at least of those Europeans who have always disagreed with the American war aims, and now that things have become difficult and costly want to stick it to the Americans…I was disappointed in Benedict XVI for being uncritical about this.” Michael Novak, April 10, 2007 presumably from the comfort of his office or home
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