“I do not wish parties or tendencies, whatever the color, to penetrate into the ranks of the armed forces under any circumstances.”

—  Abd al-Karim Qasim

As quoted in Ibrahim Al-Marashi and Sammy Salama (2008), Iraq's Armed Forces: An Analytical History.

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