You could tell he was thinking about whether to do this or not, and when he did, you just felt this surge of emotion in the room ... the weight of history coming out all at once in a way that you don't ever see. Ben Rhodes More Quotes by Ben Rhodes More Quotes From Ben Rhodes Restricting remittances that can be sent to Cubans will directly hurt the Cuban people, this is a shameful and mean-spirited policy. Ben Rhodes top-news Because when you distilled it, stripped out the racism and misogyny, we’d run against Hillary eight years ago with the same message Trump had used: She’s part of a corrupt establishment that can’t be trusted to bring change. Ben Rhodes politics Strikes could not have ended the violence in Syria or removed all of the (chemical weapons) which was destroyed through diplomacy. Ben Rhodes politics We believe the United States needs to have affirmative values that we are promoting around the world, in addition to the efforts we do to counter terrorism, we wanted to discuss not just want we're against, but what we're for. Ben Rhodes technology What we want to demonstrate with this visit is a significant upgrade in the relationship between the United States and Vietnam ... even as we have areas of difference. Ben Rhodes top-news It will be a subject of discussion with the Vietnamese, it’s something that we obviously have been looking at … in the context of our broader relationship. Ben Rhodes politics What we want to demonstrate with this visit is a significant upgrade in the relationship between the United States and Vietnam as partners on many issues even as we have significant areas of difference. Ben Rhodes politics This is a new government and we’ll want to hear from them directly what their priorities are. Ben Rhodes industrials We believe that now as much as ever it's important that the U.S. and Philippines are seen working together. Ben Rhodes industrials We created an echo chamber. Ben Rhodes politics The only way to truly deal with global challenges is if everybody does their part. Ben Rhodes energy We've had good support from China, but we clearly believe that there's more that will continue to have to be done, including on enforcing the sanctions we have put into place. Ben Rhodes industrials Russia's decision to certainly not participate at a high level we believe is a missed opportunity for Russia above all, frankly, all they're doing is isolating themselves in not participating as they have in the past. Ben Rhodes world Baseball is obviously something that the United States and the Cuban people share a common love of and it's a part of both of our heritages, and frankly, also part of the type of exchanges that we are pursuing in business, in culture, in the arts, in sports that can bring the American and Cuban people closer together. Ben Rhodes politics We don’t view our steps as the types of things that would cause the Cuban government to change their political system. Ben Rhodes top-news This will kick off, I think, a year of significant attention on the Asia-Pacific, by bringing all of these leaders here to the United States, to Sunnylands, we could both finalize what we want to get done in this last year in office, but also send the message going forward that we do believe there should be this level of engagement with Southeast Asia. Ben Rhodes top-news I think this is an area where we and Congress are in the same space and agree on the need for increased sanctions. Ben Rhodes top-news We approach China on the basis that we have a shared interest in the principle of denuclearization and avoiding an escalation on the Korean peninsula. Ben Rhodes industrials It's about settling history's account and meeting our responsibility, and this president, both because of his willingness to resolve painful issues in U.S. foreign policy and his focus on southeast Asia, is uniquely suited to do that. There is the potential for this to be a truly historic visit. Ben Rhodes top-news We don't think escalation of tensions is in the interests of either side, what we want to see is calm and dialogue. Ben Rhodes world
