David Lloyd George Quotes
What would happen if we withdrew? Anarchy and confusion.
1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor. England had occupied Iraq, expecting to be welcomed by the natives, but like the George W. Bush ill-fated invasion almost a century afterward calls for withdrawal were met by the same rationale for maintaining the occupation. The English policy makers like the Bush administration were expecting a more welcoming reaction. See {585250}.
David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Prime Minister (Liberal), Statement, 1919
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The neo-conservative expectation of the American invasion of Iraq almost a century later was essentially the same, and the false expectation led to the same kind of failure as the George W. Bush debacle of the early 21st century.
The Irish had been concentrating so long on fighting for independence that when they got it, they were not prepared to operate a government and different jurisdictions scrambled for power, most not wanting the control government to have much if any.
- Born: January 17, 1863
- Died: March 26, 1945
- Nationality: Welsh
- Profession: Statesman
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, OM, PC was a Welsh statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. He was the final Liberal to hold the post of prime minister, but his support increasingly came from the Conservatives who finally dropped him.
