46 Quotes by Paul Bremer

My sense is there's a lot of momentum behind this desire for democracy here, ... We've had town hall meetings, selection of provincial councils ... all over this country. There's a real thirst for democracy.

The people who are attacking the coalition and who are trying to upset the security here are of course in the first instance attacking us. But in the end, they're really attacking the Iraqis, because they're really trying to undermine security, ... Security is the first and most important role of any government to its citizens.

He is virulently anti-Western and is particularly anti-American, ... and he has the resources to fund considerable anti-American or anti-Western activity. So he is a concern, because he's got a clear motive and he's got the means to carry out -- or to pay people to carry out -- attacks.

We need experienced Iraqi commanders who can lead troops. Listen, I've always told you that I opposed disbanding the army.

the question is how do we select a transitional government by the end of June.

There are 40,000 Iraqi police on duty around the country. If they detect an attack about to happen, the police are the ones who are supposed to stop it.

We have to do everything we can to defeat

We saw this coming, in a general sense; certainly not the actual way it was done.

the tragic waste and abuse of billions of dollars that belonged to the Iraqi people.