Mustafa Alani Quotations

We might be able to apprehend the hands, but not the brains behind it. This is the problem. The brain keeps working somewhere else.

His organization is going to be under pressure. He's anticipating a huge challenge, not from the Americans but inside Iraq.

These are single-operation names. They protect the real group behind the kidnapping along with its credibility if the operation goes bad.

Self-defense can't be done with the forces they're talking about. If America wants an independent Iraq that can stand on its own and prevent intervention, there's no option but to build an offensive capability.

This is a major long-term investment. If it's going to be undermined for unjustified reasons, that will tell Arab investors and governments to keep away from the United States.

They don't want to see a strong army because it won't allow these militia to operate.

They would shoot themselves in the foot. It's one thing to test the market psychology, it's another to take the actual step and stop oil exports.