United states Quotes by Richard Engel

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

— Richard Engel

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

— Richard Engel

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…

— Richard Engel

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…

— Richard Engel

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

— Richard Engel

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

— Richard Engel

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

— Richard Engel

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

— Richard Engel

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…

— Richard Engel

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

— Richard Engel

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…

— Richard Engel

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

— Richard Engel

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

— Richard Engel

Many governments are quick to condemn Assad, but a dwindling number of them would celebrate a rebel victory in Damascus.

— Richard Engel

Israel sees the world just beyond its borders collapsing.

— Richard Engel