At the end of that (peace) process, a Palestinian state was always inevitable, ... What other attribute could the territory that would be left to the Palestinians have? |
Because of the axiom that guerrillas win if they do not lose, stalemate is unacceptable, ... the military challenge in Iraq is more elusive. |
Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God. |
But we cannot begin with an exit without having first defined what the objective is. |
Can you imagine what Nixon would have been like had somebody loved him? He would have been a great, great man had somebody loved him |
Congress can't do much more damage to us than they already have. To this extent we're liberated to do what is right. ... Our successors will be living in a nightmare if we don't do what is right. |
Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad. |
Covert action should not be confused with missionary work. |
Deep versed in books and shallow in himself. |
Diplomacy... the art of restraining power. |
Donald Rumsfeld is the most ruthless man I have ever met… and I mean that as a compliment. |
Drawing Sunni leaders into the political process is an important part of an anti-insurgent strategy. Failing that, the process of building security forces may become the prelude to a civil war, |
Each group has what amounts to its own geographically concentrated militia ... Is it then possible to speak of a national army at all? |
Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem. |
Even a paranoid can have enemies. |