--- title: "4 Bruce Riedel Quotes - Famous Writer (Beirut 1958)" description: "Bruce O. Riedel is an American expert on U.S. security, the Middle East, South Asia, and counter-terrorism. Browse 4 Bruce Riedel quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-bruce-riedel-20087.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Bruce Riedel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-bruce-riedel-20087.jpg) # Bruce Riedel (1953) Writer United States **4** quotes in **52** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Bruce Riedel is a writer from the United States, best known for *Beirut 1958*. ## Quick Facts About Bruce Riedel Born January 1, 1953 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works Beirut 1958 ## About Bruce Riedel Bruce O. Riedel is an American expert on U.S. security, the Middle East, South Asia, and counter-terrorism. He is currently a nonresident senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution and an instructor at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. ## Quotes by Bruce Riedel > [Barack Obama's discovering what a nightmare dealing with hostage problems is - a discovery previously made by Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-riedel/barack-obama-s-discovering-what-a-nightmare-dealing-with-hostage/) [Bruce Riedel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-riedel/) [Barack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/bruce-riedel-73016_barack_barack-obama-s-discovering-what-a-nightm_1521556.jpg) > [Pakistan's political leadership needs to make a clear choice to fight the Taliban decisively, not with half measures, the burden is on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-riedel/pakistan-s-political-leadership-needs-to-make-a-clear-choice-to-fight/) [Bruce Riedel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-riedel/) [Burden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/burden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d98/bruce-riedel-73016_burden_pakistan-s-political-leadership-needs-to_1616042.jpg) > [The problem with the drone is it's like your lawn mower. You've got to mow the lawn all the time. The minute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-riedel/the-problem-with-the-drone-is-it-s-like-your-lawn-mower-you-ve-got-to/) [Bruce Riedel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-riedel/) [Drone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d37/bruce-riedel-73016_drones_the-problem-with-the-drone-is-it-s-like_1684115.jpg) > [There's plenty of room for finger-pointing for the debacle in Iraq. If it's a problem that the Iraqi military is broken at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-riedel/there-s-plenty-of-room-for-finger-pointing-for-the-debacle-in-iraq-if/) [Bruce Riedel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-riedel/) [Apaches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apaches-9727/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9c/bruce-riedel-73016_apaches_there-s-plenty-of-room-for-finger-pointi_1797672.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-riedel/#itemlist", "name": "Bruce Riedel Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Barack Obama's discovering what a nightmare dealing with hostage problems is - a discovery previously made by Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, i don't see a lot of room for change in American policy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bruce Riedel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-riedel/barack-obama-s-discovering-what-a-nightmare-dealing-with-hostage/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/bruce-riedel-73016_barack_barack-obama-s-discovering-what-a-nightm_1521556.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/bruce-riedel-73016_barack_barack-obama-s-discovering-what-a-nightm_1521556.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/bruce-riedel-73016_barack_barack-obama-s-discovering-what-a-nightm_1521556.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Barack Obama's discovering what a nightmare dealing with hostage problems is - a discovery previously made…” — Bruce Riedel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Pakistan's political leadership needs to make a clear choice to fight the Taliban decisively, not with half measures, the burden is on Prime Minister Sharif to show he can unite the country to defend its children.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bruce Riedel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-riedel/pakistan-s-political-leadership-needs-to-make-a-clear-choice-to-fight/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d98/bruce-riedel-73016_burden_pakistan-s-political-leadership-needs-to_1616042.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d98/bruce-riedel-73016_burden_pakistan-s-political-leadership-needs-to_1616042.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d98/bruce-riedel-73016_burden_pakistan-s-political-leadership-needs-to_1616042.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Pakistan's political leadership needs to make a clear choice to fight the Taliban decisively, not with half…” — Bruce Riedel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The problem with the drone is it's like your lawn mower. 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