I think indeed our response on counterinsurgency needs to be finely tuned to the needs of Afghanistan. This is not Iraq. We… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing for us to make judgments about is what can we really do? What can we achieve? — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
I think that every country presents its own particular challenges, different cultures, different histories, different religions, different people. And different ethnic make-ups… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
I've not been to Afghanistan or - but what people are clearly pointing to is that it becomes more difficult to have… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
The problem is, you have to look at Afghanistan also in a global context where we've canceled basically our missile defense system… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
There has to be a reform within the government that is tangible, that we can actually measure and that we have confidence… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
Obviously what I think Senator [John] Kerry was pointing to, which is absolutely correct, which is the essential part of the strategy… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
I should say the leadership's proposal in the Senate and the House are very unpopular. And when people realize it will raise… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
Personally, I don't pick books for how people think about me. I read books so I can learn. — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
The GOP is broken. They need a Bill Clinton moment with someone to figure things out. Let me just say - and I don't… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
For all the things that make Chicago great, for all the things that make us proud to call ourselves Chicagoans, the violence that is… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
In the White House, you can be on the pitcher's mound or you can be in the catcher's position. Put points on the board.… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
Because of the president's leadership, every American will have access to affordable, quality health care. — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
Republicans are 'bad people who deserve a two-by-four upside their heads.' — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
We have work to do, and Tuesday Americans sent Washington a clear message - get the job done. — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
In millions of encounters each year between the police and the public, it may be too much to expect that every officer will always… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
No officer should be allowed to behave as if they are above the law just because they are responsible for upholding the law. Permitting… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
We need to deal with the problem of al Qaeda, make sure that they can't have a sanctuary in Afghanistan and guarantee that we… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
The moment somebody's a president and you call him "Mr. President," (the person represents) our culture, our history, our sense as our nation. — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
You may say I may be unfit to be mayor. But you can never say I'm an unfit mayor, — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image