"Don't kid yourself. President Obama's decision to withdraw……" — Ron Fournier
"Don't kid yourself. President Obama's decision to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan before he stands for reelection is not driven by the United States' 'position of strength' in the war zone as much as it is by grim economic and political realities at home."
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85 Quotes by Ron Fournier
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If you like your health insurance plan, you can keep your health insurance plan
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Shock, confusion, fear, anger, grief, and defiance. On Sept. 11, 2001, and for the three days following the worst terrorist…
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At the start of his second term, one wonders less about Obama's fitness than his willingness: Why doesn't he do…
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Anything can go wrong in a debate, and Obama is not a perfect debater.
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Don't stigmatize in a rush to explain inexplicable evil.
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In times of tumult, voters are likely to forgive a president, if not reward him, for compromises made in service…
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A dose of humility goes a long way in life and in politics.
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If acknowledging that racial misgivings and misunderstandings are still a part of politics and life in America, I plead guilty.
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The 2016 presidential election is ripe for the emergence of a game-changing political leader who either dramatically reforms one of…
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Clearly, the Obama presidency hasn't wiped out racial prejudices.
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Election night is the easiest time to act like a grownup.
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Like a cowboy saddling a bucking stallion, Republican leaders tried to tame the Tea Party while riding it to victories.
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More Afghanistan Quotes
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You go to London, you see a TV set in every cell and the sign up that all the officers…
— Joe Arpaio
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Military hardliners called me a 'security threat' for promoting peace in South Asia and for supporting a broad-based government in…
— Benazir Bhutto
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Al Qaeda is almost all in Pakistan, and Pakistan has nuclear weapons. And yet for every dollar we're spending in…
— Joe Biden
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I don't want to go and start trying to make jokes in places like India, Tanzania or Iraq. Afghanistan is…
— Bill Bryson
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Since the attack on the United States on September 11 2001, and the US retaliation in Afghanistan and Iraq, there…
— James Buchan
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
— Barbara Bush
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The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror - and…
— George W. Bush
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I believe in the transformational power of liberty. I believe that the free Iraq is in this nation's interests. I…
— George W. Bush
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The young patriots now returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other deployments worldwide are joining the ranks of…
— Steve Buyer
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I think we need to just be very clear about what we're trying to do in Afghanistan. Frankly, we're not…
— David Cameron
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And the fact of the matter is there were thousands of people that went through those training camps in Afghanistan.…
— Dick Cheney
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When an army unit returns from service in Iraq or Afghanistan, it barely gets a breather before it begins training…
— Hillary Clinton
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