Israel Quotes by Alexander Haig

8 Israel quotes by Alexander Haig

Alexander Haig’s nine brief comments on Israel give a snapshot of his strategic thinking. While the collection is small, each line offers a clear window into his stance.

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If they analyze the situation as thoroughly as they should, Muslims will realize they are the first targets. What are the fundamentalists…

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Sooner or later something had to give. But President Bush, faced with the unprecedented affront of 9-11, could not wait to take…

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We didn't do anything wrong, but among the lessons learned, given the magnitude of the problems we now face in Afghanistan, a…

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Prior to his takeover of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini was camping near Paris, giving daily news conferences to a fawning international press corps…

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You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of…

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Syria is a terrorist state by any definition and is so classified by the State Department. I happen to think Iran is…

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Israel is the largest American aircraft carrier in the world that cannot be sunk, does not carry even one American soldier, and…

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In Desert Storm, we had too many troops; in Afghanistan probably not enough for the major commitment we have made.

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We didn't lose Vietnam. We quit Vietnam.

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To declare the Cold War over, and declare democracy has won out over totalitarianism, is a measure of arrogance and wrong-headedness.

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I started out as a Cold Warrior, even my last years in grade school.

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We didn't do anything wrong, but among the lessons learned, given the magnitude of the problems we now face in Afghanistan, a major U.S.…

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Prior to his takeover of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini was camping near Paris, giving daily news conferences to a fawning international press corps without a…

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A durable, long-term U.S.-China strategic relationship is even more important now than in previous decades. The relationship will continue to grow and prosper to…

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I probably carry more scar tissue on my derrière than any other candidate-that's political scar tissue.

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What the fundamentalists are doing is a total negation of their own faith - encouraging and lionizing suicide bombers and killing women and children,…

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Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of…

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I wasn't happy with the outcome in Vietnam. Now, I've never said that, but, you know, I'm getting to an age where I think…

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Constitutionally, gentlemen, you have the president, the vice president and the secretary of state, in that order, and should the president decide he wants…

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