925 ordspråk av Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld
I congratulate the people of Mongolia, the government and the armed forces of Mongolia for selecting that (peacekeeping) as a principle aspect of their military focus, and certainly the United States is anxious and willing and ready to be of assistance,
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I do not personally have ... enough intelligence from reliable sources ... that would enable me to walk up and say that I have conviction that he's dead. I also lack conviction that he's alive,
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I don't do quagmires.
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I don't know that he necessarily reflects the U.N., the center of gravity of the Security Council on any particular issue at any particular time,
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I don't know what the circumstances of the leadership of the country is, ... I don't think people in the country know. We haven't seen any evidence in recent days.
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I don't know why anyone would use the word inevitable, ... It clearly is not inevitable.
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I don't remember it being discussed,
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I don't think of it as retaliation. I don't think of it as punishment,
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I don't think that I would characterize what's going on in Iran as a democratic system, ... I don't think I would say that it fits the principles that I've just indicated. I think there are an awful lot of people in Iran who feel that that small group of clerics that determine what takes place in that country is not their idea of how they want to live their lives.
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I don't think we're going to just stumble over something.
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I don't think you mean they have an obligation to physically stop it ? it's to report it,
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I failed to recognize how important it was to elevate a matter of such gravity to the highest levels, including the president and the members of Congress,
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I guess the one word that comes to mind is really 'duty.' You've done yours, ... The people of New York have done theirs, and the men and women in uniform are still doing theirs.
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I have absolutely full confidence in the way the detainees are being handled and treated, ... I've spent a lot of time talking to the people there about it.
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I have been doing a number of things with respect to national security and foreign policy issues in the intervening years, and I look forward to it, ... I really do. It's a fine institution, and there are wonderful people there.
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