You cant win if youre chasing the wrong problem. Paul Wolfowitz More Quotes by Paul Wolfowitz More Quotes From Paul Wolfowitz I think Obama sees everything through one lens. Doing nothing in the face of the slaughter in Syria is not only shameful, it is unrealistic. This approach leaves Syria as a broken country and a breeding ground for extremists for decades. Paul Wolfowitz brokencountrythinking Every math curriculum in the world is based on the idea of hand-calculating, and most of what you're teaching is how to calculate. And I think the resistance to this is very variable. Paul Wolfowitz teachingmaththinking I think, in the longer view of things, there is a very powerful pull in the direction of participatory government. Paul Wolfowitz governmentpowerfulthinking After a regime is removed, however, it is dangerous to leave a security vacuum. Paul Wolfowitz vacuumsdangerousregimes One of the things that ultimately led me to leave mathematics and go into political science was thinking I could prevent nuclear war. Paul Wolfowitz politicalwarthinking I'm constantly asking for alternative views on most things that come to me. Paul Wolfowitz alternativesaskingviews I like globalization; I want to say it works, but it is hard to say that when six hundred million people are slipping backwards. Paul Wolfowitz sixwantpeople I've met quite a few dictators up close and personal in my life. Paul Wolfowitz dictatormets I think one has to say it's not just simply a matter of capturing people and holding them accountable, but removing the sanctuaries, removing the support systems... Paul Wolfowitz support-systemspeoplethinking Jobs are a priority for every country. Doing more to improve regulation and help entrepreneurs is the key to creating jobs - and more growth. Paul Wolfowitz keysjobscountry Public action should seek to expand the set of opportunities of those who have the least voice and fewest resources and capabilities. Paul Wolfowitz voiceactionopportunity I told my father I had to try political science for a year. He thought I was throwing my life away. Paul Wolfowitz politicalfatheryears The Western alliance should have supported the Sunni opposition against the Assad regime from the beginning. As far as Iraq is concerned, if it had stayed stable the way it was in 2008, IS would not have been able to expand in Iraq the way they did. The mistake was that Barack Obama withdrew the armed forces from Iraq too fast. Paul Wolfowitz iraqshould-havemistake Putin is behaving in a very dangerous way. And Donald Trump sounds as though he would simply sit back and allow that to go on. I worry about where that would end up. Paul Wolfowitz goes-onsoundworry They don't have to accept the limits that were imposed on them. Paul Wolfowitz latest-headlines These are Arabs, 23 million of the most educated people in the Arab world, who are going to welcome us as liberators. And when the message gets out to the whole Arab world, it's going to be a powerful counter to Osama bin Laden ... It will be a great step forward. Paul Wolfowitz politics Part of what is wrong with the view of American imperialism is that it is antithetical to our interests. We are better off when people are governing themselves. I'm sure there is some guy that will tell you that philosophy is no different from the Roman Empire's. Well, it is fundamentally different. Paul Wolfowitz viewbetteryoupeople I think one has to say it's not just simply a matter of capturing people and holding them accountable, but removing the sanctuaries, removing the support systems, ending states who sponsor terrorism. And that's why it has to be a broad and sustained campaign. Paul Wolfowitz endingterrorismsupportpeople We don't start a job that we can't finish... that's the American way. Paul Wolfowitz finishjobstartway I certainly don't like a label that suggests I believe that the military is the solution to most of the world's problems. Paul Wolfowitz solutionproblemsbelieveworld
