The start of the war suspended several debates within the White House, notably the one between Mr. Powell and the administration's hawks over how to disarm Iraq without wreaking more harm than necessary on America's strained alliances. (Quelle: Der Spiegel ONLINE)
But if the Iraqi regime was quickly toppled the reinforcements could be called off. General Franks described the plan this way: "Begin to flow this amount of force, and we'll stop it when it's no longer necessary." (Quelle: Der Spiegel ONLINE)
It will be necessary to remind them that we are in this fight to bring freedom of speech to Iraq, not to smother it back home. (Quelle: Der Spiegel ONLINE)