“ 1. Bangladesh.... In 1971 ... Kissinger overrode all advice in order to support the Pakistani generals in both their civilian massacre policy in East Bengal and their armed attack on India from West P… Christopher Hitchens
“ Seeing the name in a headline last week—a headline about a life that had involved real achievement—I felt a mouse stirring in the attic of my memory. Eventually, I was able to recall how the two Hill… Christopher Hitchens
“ This is what you get when you found a political system on the family values of Henry VIII. At a point in the not-too-remote future, the stout heart of Queen Elizabeth II will cease to beat. At that pr… Christopher Hitchens
“ Most of the oppression of Muslims in the world right now is carried out by other Muslims. Salman Rushdie
“ When the president during the campaign said he was against nation building, I didn't realize he meant our nation. Al Franken
“ Israel's demonstration of its military prowess in 1967 confirmed its status as a 'strategic asset,' as did its moves to prevent Syrian intervention in Jordan in 1970 in support of the PLO. Under the N… Noam Chomsky
“ OBAMA’S FRUSTRATION WITH HIS critics boiled over during a lengthy trip to Asia in the spring of 2014. In the region, the trip was seen as another carefully designed U.S. effort to counter China. We’d… Ben Rhodes
“ During an hour-long conversation mid-flight, he laid out his theory of the war. First, Jones said, the United States could not lose the war or be seen as losing the war.'If we're not successful here,'… Bob Woodward
“ Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations...entangling alliances with none Thomas Jefferson
“ Perhaps there has been, at some point in history, some great power whose elevation was exempt from the violent exploitation of other human bodies. If there has been, I have yet to discover it. But thi… Ta-Nehisi Coates
“ International politics is never about democracy and human rights. It's about the interests of states. Remember that, no matter what you are told in history lessons. Egon Bahr
“ McChrystal had organized a jaw-dropping counterterrorism campaign inside Iraq, but the tactical successes did not translate into a strategic victory. This was why counterinsurgency - blanketing the po… Bob Woodward
“ Without the participation of one fifth of the global population, without the endorsement of the world's second-largest economy, without the political will and security guarantee of this emerging power… Wang Yizhou
“ My home policy: I wage war my foreign policy: I wage war. All the time I wage war. Georges Clemenceau
“ The world was almost at the point of forgetting what a fine time people can have helping one another. That people like to work together and to kick back after work and share their experiences. What wo… Alice Walker
“ Only if we act greatly in meeting our responsibilities abroad will we remain a great nation, and only if we remain a great nation will we act greatly in meeting our challenges at home Richard M. Nixon
