Douglas Feith Browse All Authors Top 26 quotes by Douglas Feith The Obama administration has tended to downplay, to belittle, the ideological importance of the problem, you can't explain away the terrorism problem as a matter of economic and political frustration. Douglas Feith politics The risks, of course, are that if you do it badly then you can make a situation worse. Douglas Feith politics I'm not concerned about weapons of mass destruction. Douglas Feith aboutconcerneddestructionweapons I'm concerned about getting Iraq on its feet. Douglas Feith gettingaboutconcernedfeet I had done a lot of reading, relative for a kid, about World War Two, and I thought about Chamberlain a lot. Douglas Feith thoughtreadingwarworld No, the United States does not target civilians. Douglas Feith doesunitedtargetunited-states Though public pronouncements of Israeli officials emphasize peace and mutuality, unilateralism actually drives Israeli actions. Douglas Feith publicthoughactionspeace Peace, of course, is different from divorce; indeed, in essential respects, divorce is the opposite of peace. Douglas Feith oppositedivorcedifferentpeace It was known in the mid 90s already that Saddam Hussein was a dangerous tyrant that he had already launched aggressions against Iran, he had invaded Kuwait. Douglas Feith againstheirandangerous There have been linkages between the Iraqi government and al-Qaeda going back more or less a decade. Douglas Feith decademorebackgovernment They have involved co-operation between the Iraqi intelligence and al-Qaeda operatives on training and combined operations regarding bomb making and chemical and biological weapons. Douglas Feith chemicalmakingintelligencetraining Well we are hoping that the power of the community of free nations is such that our sovereignty our rights are not going to be challenged by anybody who's going try to undermine the freedom, the openness of our societies and our security. Douglas Feith freefreedomcommunitypower Our concept is not that America should operate alone or by itself in world affairs or in military affairs. Douglas Feith alonemilitaryamericaworld We are a country that has many friends, many allies, when we operate in the world, we operate with friends and allies that's been true for decades and if we wind up going to war in Iraq it will be true in Iraq. Douglas Feith friendswindwarworld We have a substantial number of countries that have pledged and provided all kinds of support for the United States in the event that war becomes necessary in Iraq. Douglas Feith necessaryeventsupportwar I don't think that anybody should be ruling in or ruling out anything while we are conducting diplomacy. Douglas Feith outanythingthinkdiplomacy There are a lot of things that need to be done to improve communications. Douglas Feith improveneedthingsdone If you live in Israel and you see the way life is there and then you go abroad and see the way Israel is reported on, the way that Israel gets reported on night after night is simply pictures of bombings or military actions. Douglas Feith picturesyounightlife We know that there are various activities important to the insurgents in Iraq that are occurring in Syria. Douglas Feith activitiesknowsyriaimportant If all goes well, the Iraqis are going to have a country that's going to have a representative government and will be at peace with its neighbors and in the region. Douglas Feith willgovernmentpeacecountry
