Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal.

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• Martti Ahtisaari:

  I know what it's like when you are a refugee, living on the mercy of others and having to adjust.

• Martti Ahtisaari:

  I have no superhuman powers. If people don't want to make peace, there is nothing I can do.

• Martti Ahtisaari:

  Perhaps it's a curse, but when you are a Lutheran, you have a sense of responsibility.

• Martti Ahtisaari:

  I'm one of those people who, as long as I am still healthy and my thoughts are more or less clear,

• Martti Ahtisaari:

  Wars and conflicts are not inevitable. They are caused by human beings.

• Martti Ahtisaari:

  There are always interests that are furthered by war. Therefore, those who have power and influence

• Martti Ahtisaari:

  Religions themselves are... peace-loving. They can also be a constructive force in peace-building,

• William Odom:

  We need to go to the niceties of approaching the U. N. and let them have a chance to take it over,

• William Odom:

  Once we destroyed the Saddam regime, we knew there was going to be a civil war.

• William Odom:

  Second, recent polls over there show that the majority of Iraqis want us to leave precipitously.