American Quotes by Richard Engel

8 American quotes by Richard Engel

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Richard Engel’s reporting background informs his sharp, on‑the‑ground observations. This brief set gathers his most direct thoughts on America, giving readers a clear snapshot of his perspective.

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If you're in part of rebel-controlled Syria, and suddenly your house blows up or a building next to you blows up, it…

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Unfortunately, the American policy towards Pakistan is just to worry and express concern, and that is not a clear policy at all.

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The dangers of an Afghan collapse are many: Afghan deaths, a loss of American prestige, a loss of NATO prestige, a moral…

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Many in the U.S. military believe ISIS needs to be immediately, and repeatedly, smashed by American drones and warplanes.

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The Syrian border town of Qa'im was the main gateway Islamic radicals used to go to Iraq. Syria became the passageway for…

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In October 2008, American commandos launched a cross-border raid into Syria to capture an Islamic militant known as Abu Ghadiya. He was…

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Faced with the crippling sanctions, Iran could simply decide it is paying too high a cost to pursue its nuclear program and…

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The U.S. presence and American missteps made ethnic violence in Iraq far worse than it would have been otherwise after Saddam Saddam…

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The Syrians are better suited to sort out their internal divisions than anyone else.

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Osama Bin Laden is dead. Killed not by a massive troop deployment but by a commando raid carried out by a few dozen highly…

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Anyone who follows the Middle East and Islamic world in general can't deny it is often a very violent place, that a band of…

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An Egyptian newspaper once publicly identified me as the C.I.A. station chief in Cairo. It seemed so stupid at the time. I was only…

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It's probably time to end the global war on terrorism.

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Israel is becoming a fortress. Fences along the borders with Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria.

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Every country where the the United States maintains troops has a status of forces agreement.

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There are many Israelis who are not keen on Barack Obama - they did not want to see him elected.

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If you're in part of rebel-controlled Syria, and suddenly your house blows up or a building next to you blows up, it would be…

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Every child is taught if you try to please everyone, you end up upsetting everyone.

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There weren't many weapons in Egypt in the 1990s. Police controls on guns were very strict back then. That is no longer the case…

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Bin Laden is dead, and most of his friends are dead. But did it need to cost a trillion dollars and two land wars,…

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Many senior government officials, CIA, FBI, counter terrorism officials - when they look back at the decade, they effectively conclude that the United States…

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