Government Quotes by Richard Engel

8 Government quotes by Richard Engel

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Richard Engel’s eight government quotes deliver journalistic clarity in a concise format. This brief collection serves as a quick window into his reporting on governance.

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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…

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The Muslim Brotherhood, or 'the Brotherhood' for short, is an Islamic group founded in Egypt in 1928. It has been pursuing a…

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The U.S. invaded the wrong country, destroying an odious government that was not responsible for 9/11. I don't know how you recover…

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Hezbollah and the government are only two of 18 political factions in Lebanon, most of them armed. There are militant Christian groups,…

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The Donetsk People's Republic is the self-declared pro-Russian government that wants to break away from Ukraine.

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The Iraqi government will try and retake some of the cities have that been captured by ISIS. That means the Shiite government…

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Some Iraqi troops aren't willing to fight for their government. But many Shiites appear willing to fight for their religious leaders.

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Bhutto's regime is remembered for having one of the worst human rights records in Pakistan's history, and her government did not allow…

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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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