“In July 2003, [Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) leader L. Paul] Bremer announced a new program for the CPA called ‘Achieving the Vision to Restore Full Sovereignty to the Iraqi People.’ The document listed as the primary goal the ‘early restoration of full sovereignty to the Iraqi people’ and added that the CPA ‘will not leave until we have succeeded in carrying out the President’s [Bush’s] and [U.K.] Prime Minister’s [Tony Blair’s] vision.’ Bremer’s interpretation of that vision included improving water resource management, improving health care services, reforming the tax system, building a welfare safety net, improving education and housing, and creating a vibrant civil society.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Donald Rumsfeld, Known and Unknown, Page 513