Great quotes

"Look back on the Philippines around the turn of the 20th century. They were a coaling station for the Navy, and that allowed us to keep a great presence in the Pacific. That's what Iraq is for the next few decades: our coaling station that gives us great presence in the Middle East."

- Jay Montgomery Garner, retired United States Army lieutenant general and Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq in 2003