"The U.S. spent years and years and billions……" — Richard Engel
"The U.S. spent years and years and billions of dollars to build the Iraqi army only to watch it collapse and hand over so many of its weapons."
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Richard Engel
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84 Quotes by Richard Engel
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I think war should be illegal.
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Unfortunately, the American policy towards Pakistan is just to worry and express concern, and that is not a clear policy…
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The Arab Spring is over. The days of the protesters with laptops and BlackBerrys in Tahrir Square are long gone.
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For decades, Saddam and his Sunni minority had imposed their will on Iraq, carrying on a 14-century tradition of Sunnis…
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Not surprisingly, in most Sunni regions there has little appetite for free U.S.-sponsored elections.
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For eight years, you had the Bush administration with a very interventionist policy, driving into world affairs, driving primarily into…
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We should have a time to reflect on the accomplishments of the military, of their sacrifices, of their failures.
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When you look at Syria, and you look at all the militant groups on the ground, there are many groups…
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Once you start bombing in Syria, when you start looking for targets, there will be a lot.
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There are many Israelis who are not keen on Barack Obama - they did not want to see him elected.
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War does horrible things to human beings, to societies. It brings out the best, but most often the worst, in…
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When students and liberals initially occupied Tahrir Square, it looked like it might be a passing thing.
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