Israel Quotes by Chris Matthews

13 Israel quotes by Chris Matthews

Matthews, known for his interview sharpness, offers a short collection that still manages to capture key angles on Israel. Though modest in number, these thirteen quotes give a quick pulse on his perspective.

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Any jackass can talk about bombing Iran.

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We've always had a dual role in the region - friend of Israel, and honest broker. We've given up the honest broker…

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Then the administration tied it in to the regional dispute between Israel and its enemies, as if that's about international terrorism. No,…

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Once it was suggested that Saddam Hussein might give his weaponry to terrorists, or might use weapons himself in the region, then…

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It doesn't serve an American interest. It really doesn't really serve Israeli interests - it serves the interests of the political party…

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I still think a reasonable question is, would we be better off with [Muamar] Gadhafi and Bashar al-Assad still in there and…

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Five years from now, 10 years from now, there's going to be a huge Islamic population in the world, they're going to…

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And then there's Israel - a lot of people support Israel, and it's important to Israel to take out Iraq. So it's…

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Well, the right-wing policy with regard to Israel - the people who don't want to deal with Arafat, who don't want a…

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I think a lot it was the theology, that the road to Jerusalem runs through Baghdad, that somehow if we broke apart…

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Unity is the most important thing on the road to stamping out terror. You need global rules of law and order, and…

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I know one thing: There are a billion Islamic people in the world today, and there will be about 2 billion by…

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We've got to recognize that when we march into Iraq, we're setting up the card tables in front of every university in…

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