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title: "2 Affect Quotes By John Pomfret"
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> [And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/and-when-they-do-spin-out-of-control-there-are-important/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

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> [I think that's the main threat in Bosnia and Rwanda and Zaire. There doesn't seem to be much willingness to engage these problems unless they directly affect national security interests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/i-think-that-s-the-main-threat-in-bosnia-and-rwanda-and-zaire-there/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

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## Other authors on Affect

## More by John Pomfret

> [I was fourteen when Kissinger made his secret trip to China, and then there was subsequently Nixon's trip to China, and I was very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/i-was-fourteen-when-kissinger-made-his-secret-trip-to-china-and-then/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

> [Whereas with foreign coverage there's a much broader disconnect between you and your audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/whereas-with-foreign-coverage-there-s-a-much-broader-disconnect/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

> [In some ways the domestic reporting is a lot easier because Americans will talk to you about anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/in-some-ways-the-domestic-reporting-is-a-lot-easier-because-americans/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

> [But on the other hand, in the midst of the chaos, you find normal people. You find people who are willing to risk their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/but-on-the-other-hand-in-the-midst-of-the-chaos-you-find-normal/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

> [And then I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to go to China in 1980, which was quite early.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/and-then-i-was-lucky-enough-to-get-the-opportunity-to-go-to-china-in/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

> [I was posted to China in the summer of 1988, which was the greatest time ever, I think, to have been in China.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/i-was-posted-to-china-in-the-summer-of-1988-which-was-the-greatest/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

> [When I see somebody being mistreated, my eyes tear up and I want to stop it. And I believe that the best thing I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/when-i-see-somebody-being-mistreated-my-eyes-tear-up-and-i-want-to/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

> [I think some of the best reporters are the ones who can really illustrate the differences between societies, at the same time trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/i-think-some-of-the-best-reporters-are-the-ones-who-can-really/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

> [Working overseas is more difficult in that it's much more complicated to get people to open their hearts to you and to tell you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/working-overseas-is-more-difficult-in-that-it-s-much-more-complicated/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

> [I think to a certain extent in Bosnia and among the Hutus in Rwanda and also among the Tutsis in Rwanda who then took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/i-think-to-a-certain-extent-in-bosnia-and-among-the-hutus-in-rwanda/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

> [For me the much more significant question is what did the Americans do, if anything, to help the Croatian army, because they are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/for-me-the-much-more-significant-question-is-what-did-the-americans/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

> [Good journalism, I think, represents life and if you try to organize something too neatly it usually blows up in your face and doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/good-journalism-i-think-represents-life-and-if-you-try-to-organize/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

> [I had my life threatened by Bosnian Serbs on numerous occasions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/i-had-my-life-threatened-by-bosnian-serbs-on-numerous-occasions/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

> [And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/and-when-they-do-spin-out-of-control-there-are-important/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

> [The desire to become a journalist came really because I very much like living abroad, and like to travel, and wanted to be paid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/the-desire-to-become-a-journalist-came-really-because-i-very-much/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

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