The basic problem we have at this point is there’s anywhere between 30 and 70 fragmented rebels movements and factions in the field, depending on who you are counting, and they are nowhere near any kind of unified movement with common goals and values.

Anthony Cordesman

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You have to work out the entire engagement structure before the f... by Anthony Cordesman

You have to work out the entire engagement structure before the first missile is ever launched.

Anthony Cordesman

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What happened in 2003 is not a subject of a policy debate that affects what the U.S. is doing in Iraq today and what the U.S. will be doing in Iraq tomorrow, the world is a very different place.

Anthony Cordesman

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If Bush had been a little more articulate, people would've picked up on the fact that he was making that point.

Anthony Cordesman

politics

Do I wish we armed them and gave them critical support in 2011? Yes I do, would it have worked? God only knows. There are no good options. This is the real world.

Anthony Cordesman

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If you're going to have Jordan supporting the United States, as it is, in striking at the Islamic State, you want to be able to hit those targets very precisely.

Anthony Cordesman

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Humanitarian aid only buys time. It doesn't develop, it doesn't increase incomes, it doesn't create jobs.

Anthony Cordesman

It’s the same situation that affects foreign contractors all over the world, people who have little understanding of where they’re going and very uncertain relationships once they arrive determining their legal status and movements.

Anthony Cordesman