“Even as late as January 15, 2004, U.S. Vice President [Dick] Cheney, referring to the threat of a terrorist attack in the United States, is reported to have said that the battle [against terrorism], like the Cold War, could last generations and that a new kind of mobilization was needed, requiring more overseas bases so the United States could wage war quickly around the globe.”
– Hans Blix, Disarming Iraq, Page 58