Expert Opinions

With experts like these, why speak up? What they said about the war in Iraq.

“The war was the hard part. The hard part was putting together a coalition, getting 300,000 troops over there and all their equipment and winning. And it gets easier. I mean, setting up a democracy is hard, but it is not as hard as winning a war.” – Fred Barnes, editor, The Weekly Standard, on Fox News, April 10, 2003

“It ended quickly with few civilian casualties and with little damage to Iraq’s cities, towns, or infrastructure…It ended without the quagmire [war critics] predicted…Iraqis are freer today and we are safer. Relax and enjoy it.” – Richard Perle, member of the Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board, in USA Today, May 1, 2003

“The man who slept through many classes at Yale and partied the nights away stands revealed as a profound and great leader who will reshape the world for the better. The United States is lucky once again.” – Mona Charen, syndicated columnist, March 23, 2003