The quickest way to turn a military victory in Iraq into a political defeat in the Middle East is to install an American military viceroy in Baghdad, followed by a puppet Iraqi government. (Quelle: Der Spiegel ONLINE)
Überraschung und Stirnrunzeln dagegen gab es, als Großbritanniens Premierminister Tony Blair in einem Fernsehinterview zur rhetorischen Gesamtmobilmachung schritt und in Richtung Belgrad drohte: "We will defeat you." (Quelle: Die Zeit 1999)
Quoting the noble words with which Senator Stephen Douglas had conceded defeat to Abraham Lincoln, Gore said: "Partisan feeling must yield to patriotism. (Quelle: Die Zeit 2000)