Chuck Hagel Quotes

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• And this - this board was - was impanelled in 1951. And it's gone through ups and downs in how the secretaries have used it.…
• (The) chain of command has failed over the years, obviously, for a lot of reasons.
• There has to be a reason and objective (to air strikes). What does it do to move the effort down the road for a political…
• This current government in Iraq has never fulfilled the commitments it made to form a unity government with the Kurds, the Sunnis and the Shia.…
• History has shown that a country most effectively speaks with one voice. When nationally elected officials work together, build consensus, and provide leadership, the American…
• If America is to succeed in responding to these 21st Century challenges, our political system cannot continue to bog down in the mire of partisan…
• We can't ... take that piece of reality in this business and set that aside and say, well, that doesn't count. And the Republicans on…
• Desperate men do desperate things when you take hope away. And that's where the Palestinians are today.
• I’m a United States senator. I’m not an Israeli senator.
• The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today…
• I took an oath of office to the Constitution, I didn't take an oath of office to my party or my president.
• Palestinians caged up like animals.
• Alliances and international organizations should be understood as opportunities for leadership and a means to expand our influence, not as constraints on our power.
• Politics or ideology must not get in the way of sound planning.
• Nations, great nations have limitations. All nations have limitations. Even great powers have limitations.
• Institutions are imperfect. Governments surely are. People are.
• We must prepare for everything.
• I have said many times that Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism,
• In a general way, if one cannot attribute to the Jew the whole responsibility of the situation, economic, political, and social, by which Algeria is…
• Foreign policy will require a strategic agility that, whenever possible, gets ahead of problems, strengthens U.S. security and alliances, and promotes American interests and credibility.

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