All Elliott Abrams Quotes
- Tunisian liberals say that the U.S. Embassy in Tunis is unengaged with their efforts to make sure the Tunisian model remains one of expanding freedom. Efforts
- When freedom of the press is threatened, the United States should be leading efforts to protect it. Efforts
- Pundits are used to analyzing the gap between what our ideals suggest and what our security interests require. Analyzing
- There is no softer target in GOP primaries than the United Nations and foreign-aid spending. Aid
- While all Alawites fear vengeance against their entire community should Assad fall, there are varying degrees of loyalty to the Assads. All
- The Assad regime has lost the consent of the governed, and it is difficult to see how a replacement Alawite regime would be able to… Able
- The best-armed and best-trained divisions of the Syrian army are Alawite. Alawite
- The courage of the Syrian protesters is remarkable, for they face prison, torture, or death every time they lift a banner. Banner
- In Kuwait there is already a real, elected parliament with genuine power, but the prime minister is always a member of the ruling al-Sabah family.… Al
- In Jordan, where the prime minister is always a commoner, the king has announced some new reforms that would tend to move the country toward… Announced
- Reformist kings can save their dynasties now by helping their countries move smoothly into democracy, or they will end their years in exile like the… Aristocrats
- The Arab monarchies, especially Jordan and Morocco, are more legitimate than the false republics, with their stolen elections, regime-dominated courts and rubber-stamp parliaments. Arab
- Gadhafi has established no national institutions, not even allowing a fake parliament of the Mubarak or Ben Ali variety that could perhaps be turned into… Ali
- The United States treated Gaddafi as an enemy due to his support for terrorism against us, until a rapprochement of sorts began under Pres. George… Began
- Enlightened despots are mythical creatures; real despots seem more interested in stealing money or installing their sons after them. Creatures
- Tunisia is small - just ten million, no great natural resources. Great
- Sari Nusseibeh is a man without a country. Country
- Why are diplomatic cables secret at all? All
- In most cases, cables are marked secret not because the U.S. requires it but because those speaking to us - the foreign leaders across the… Across
- Being an Arab leader has its rewards: the suite at the Waldorf-Astoria during the United Nations General Assembly, travel in your own plane, plenty of… Arab
- The Arab view that someone should bomb Iran and stop it from developing nuclear weapons is familiar to anyone who meets privately with Arab leaders,… Anyone
- At the height of the Cold War, when Ronald Reagan was president, the Soviets and their allies and satellites did not shirk human rights debates… Allies
- There are no Muslim ghettos in the U.S. Ghettos
- Elections matter, but how much they matter depends entirely on how free, open and fair they are. Depends
- Grasping the realities of the Middle East is never easy. This is not primarily because they change quickly, but because so much time, effort, and… Breaking