The United States has a lot of influence in a country like…

As far as Afghanistan is concerned, I'm not sure whether the United States and Pakistan have the same objectives. Pakistan would like Afghanistan to…

— Manmohan Singh

The events of September 11 and what has happened since have made people understand that even a small, distant and far away country like…

— Lakhdar Brahimi

There're some places that are more difficult or dangerous to navigate and I wouldn't look forward to going back. Like I'd much rather go…

— Henry Rollins

We are starting to see what may be signs of continuing [Russian] influence in our country. Not just during the campaign but during the…

— Rachel Maddow

It's a sad day in America when foreign governments with deep pockets have more influence in our own country than our great citizens.

— Donald Trump

The more I see of life in these 'undeveloped countries' and of the methods adopted to 'improve' them, the more depressed I become. It…

— Dervla Murphy

Certainly the existence of these huge nuclear force was important for the ultimate confrontation, let's say, over western Europe. You just can't use them…

— Lloyd Cutler

Another part of the global war on terrorism that Canada and the United States are working on together is in helping failed states, states…

— Paul Cellucci

With our mad lust for Uniformity and a Higher Standard of Living and Expanding Markets, we go to a country like Afghanistan and cruelly…

— Dervla Murphy

Dysfunctional states like Afghanistan need business people who are deeply rooted in their country and invest in it. They can add stability. But all…

— Ahmed Rashid

But you are absolutely right that when the international community decides to help in a meaningful manner a country like Afghanistan, then coordination between…

— Lakhdar Brahimi

The United States does not view our authority to use military force against Al Qaeda as being restricted solely to 'hot' battlefields like Afghanistan.

— John O. Brennan

The one thing you learn from looking at places like Afghanistan is that the power of business to do good is enormous.

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

My mission is to support our service members. They're volunteers, and if they're going to go to a hostile place like Afghanistan, I think…

— Gary Sinise

There has been sort of, if you will, a moral interventionism on the part of the United States trying to reshape countries in our…

— Pat Buchanan