“Of course, all the agreements that we made with the Europeans were agreements that the system had embraced beforehand. That is to say, even if we did not reach an agreement with the Europeans, we still would have unilaterally declared that we would sign the Additional Protocol.... Decisions had been made beforehand that we would unilaterally take those steps even in the absence of an agreement with the three [European] countries. Nevertheless, we made a deal. The deal was for us to take those steps in exchange for some commitments by the Europeans.”
“The destruction of sacred sites and the killing of young police forces does not concern the American forces. The main problem facing Iraq is the presence of foreign occupants which has become a motive for Iraqis to resort to violence.”
