is the day I’ll know weve fixed education in America.” (November 2005) Why is the United States fighting in Iraq?
“Americans fight and die in Iraq today not for empire, not for oil, not for religion, not to shock and awe the world with our astonishing power. They fight for love — for love of freedom, our own and all humanity’s.” (March 2003) Why do you feel it is important to prevail in Iraq? “The war in Iraq cannot be wished away, and it is a miscalculation of historic magnitude to believe that the consequences of failure will be limited to one administration or one party. This is an American war, and its outcome will touch every one of our citizens for years to come.” (December 2007) What lessons do you take from Vietnam? “We lost in Vietnam because we lost the will to fight, because we did not understand the nature of the war we were fighting — and because we limited the tools at our proposal.” (November 2003) What aspect of U.S. foreign policy has been neglected? “Understanding foreign cultures is not a luxury — but a strategic necessity.” (December 2007) “Understanding foreign cultures is not
