If you look in Iraq at the population centers that ISIL controlled when this campaign started back in July, when the President ordered trainers and advisers to go, ISIL now controls 25 percent less territory than they did back then. Samantha Power More Quotes by Samantha Power More Quotes From Samantha Power Democracies are expense-averse and they think in terms of short-term, political interests rather than a long-term interest in stability. Samantha Power politicallongthinking From Richard Holbrooke - and I miss him every day - I learned two things. One, prioritization: Never take your eye off the longer-term reforms. The other thing is, he was a hell of a schmoozer! So I should take advantage of my Irish love of beer and gift of the gab, and build relationships. That's a cherished part of the job, asking someone, "How did you get to be the Rwandan ambassador?" I try to take advantage of the fact that I hope to be here at least until the president's term ends getting to know my colleagues. Samantha Power eyemissingbeer As even a democracy like the United States has shown, waging war can benefit a leader in several ways: it can rally citizens around the flag, it can distract them from bleak economic times, and it can enrich a country's elites. Samantha Power leaderwarcountry No more than a surgeon can operate while tweeting can you reach your potential with one ear in, one ear out. You actually have to reacquaint yourself with concentration. We all do. Samantha Power surgeonsconcentrationears The story of U.S. policy during the genocide in Rwanda is not a story of willful complicity with evil. U.S. officials did not sit around and conspire to allow genocide to happen. Samantha Power genocideevilstories There's something beautiful about working in the one place in the world where the world is present, like United Nations. Otherwise, one would have to go to each of these countries to negotiate. Samantha Power beautifulcountryworld I happen to miss the Constitution; I thought it was a good document. Samantha Power documentsconstitutionmissing I believe the United States is the greatest country on Earth. I really do. Samantha Power united-statesbelievecountry We know that often holding those who have carried out mass atrocities accountable is at times our best tool to prevent future atrocities. Samantha Power atrocitiesmasstools In the immediate term this means working with and pressing South Sudan's leadership to provide for security in Juba, to safeguard freedom of movement and to provide for unfettered humanitarian access. Samantha Power world Worse, some countries are actually cutting back on the number of admitted refugees, or they've said that they won't take any refugees at all. Samantha Power world What is not appropriate ... (is) failing to see the difference between a homegrown terrorist and a refugee, or drawing misguided and discriminatory conclusions about entire groups of people based on the countries from which their families immigrated or the faith that they observe. Samantha Power world I joined the (Cameroonian) governor of the area ... the leading U.N. official who manages the humanitarian and development response and Ambassador Hoza, and we visited with the boy's family to offer our profound condolences. Samantha Power us-news The North Korean people have suffered so much already under one of the most brutal regimes the world has ever known. Rather, this resolution focuses on a ruling elite that have inflicted so much of that suffering. Samantha Power top-news What Burundi needs urgently is an inclusive broadened mediation, and an expanded international presence ... we have a responsibility to try again and again to convince the president to stop rejecting offers of international support. Samantha Power world As well as the AU meeting (next weekend) to endorse it, we will need leaders to work behind the scenes to get the Burundi government to change its position. Samantha Power world We invite candidates to be presented with proven leadership and managerial abilities, extensive experience in international relations and strong diplomatic, communication and multilingual skills. Samantha Power world It is very hard to take Syrian pledges at their face, not least because last I checked President Assad continues to deny that his regime even uses barrel bombs despite the extensive documentation. Samantha Power world After reviewing the available information, we can confirm that Iran launched on Oct. 10 a medium-range ballistic missile inherently capable of delivering a nuclear weapon, this was a clear violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1929. Samantha Power most-read-articles Doubling down on a regime that gases its people, that barrel bombs its people, that tortures people who it arrests simply for protesting and for claiming their rights -- that's just not going to work. Samantha Power world
