Paul Bremer
Paul Bremer
Lewis Paul Bremer IIIis an American diplomat. He is best known for leading the occupational authority of Iraq following the 2003 invasion by the United States. He served in this capacity from May 11, 2003 until June 28, 2004...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth30 September 1941
CountryUnited States of America
asks government
If the provisional government asks us to leave, we will leave,
thinking shortcuts sovereignty
I think there really is no shortcut to sovereignty.
politics united-states force
[Insurgents] pose no strategic threat to the United States or to the Coalition Forces.
patience real thinking
I think the Iraqi people have shown extraordinary patience and courage in the last few months. They have really put a political system on the way to success, to a real democracy here.
country peaceful knows
You know, the country is basically peaceful.
hate people united-states
These people hate the United States, not for what we do, but for who we are and what we are.
country scene
We dominate the scene and we will continue to impose our will on this country.
long ugly
As long as we're here, we are the occupying power. It's a very ugly word, but it's true.
running years iraq
We're going to be on the ground in Iraq as soldiers and citizens for years. We're going to be running a colony almost,
war attention administration
The new administration seems to be paying no attention to the problem of terrorism. What they will do is stagger along until there's a major incident and then suddenly say, `Oh, my God, shouldn't we be organized to deal with this?'
change middle-east constitution
I hope they're going to learn, and as a result of our response, that it isn't going to work. They're not going to change our life, they're not going to have us throw out our Constitution, and they're not going to chase us out of the Middle East.
thinking people political
I think we Americans, of all people, understand the importance of a good, legal, constitutional framework as the basis of political life.
iraq better-place worth-it
Iraq is a better place, absolutely worth it.
matter facts majority
While it's very hard to know exactly how to measure public opinion there, because there's no really good polling, the fact of the matter is that in all the polls I've seen the vast majority of the Iraqis prefer to be free and are pleased that the coalition freed them.