Afghanistan Quote by Samuel P. Huntington

The United States can't impose democracies. We can't impose our will. The Russians found that out in Afghanistan.

— Chuck Hagel

Well, we're [USA] not looking for an ally; what we're looking for is a stable, democratic government that is not beholden to anyone in…

— Joe Biden

There are a lot of countries, oil-producing countries, that aren't very democratic, but supported by the United States. That's odd.

— Sam Richards

Any country is either becoming more democratic or less democratic. I think the United States hasn't tended to its journey toward democracy in a…

— Masha Gessen

Do not allow Democrats anywhere near foreign policy. Not even to keep them away from domestic policy. It's a mistake to ask those who…

— Ann Coulter

Americans are quite skeptical about the goal of promoting democracy. People feel it's a desirable goal, but, from a commonsense point of view, both…

— Daniel Yankelovich

Americans want to democratise us. OK, but why not go and democratise Saudi Arabia. Are we anything like Saudi Arabia? No, we are far…

— Alexander Lukashenko

Obviously Pakistan and the U.S. are very different countries, but we have common geopolitical interests in preventing communist take over in Afghanistan and hence,…

— Samuel P. Huntington

It has become starkly apparent to me that we lack any sort of strategic foreign policy view, and when I say 'we,' I mean…

— Marco Rubio

Warlords, dictators and terrorists are normally okay with the U.S., as long as they do the bidding of U.S. corporate interests.

— Brendan Sexton III

At some point, deliberation begins to look more like indecisiveness which then becomes a way of emboldening our enemies and allies and causing our…

— Rahm Emanuel

I think we need to just be very clear about what we're trying to do in Afghanistan. Frankly, we're not trying to create the…

— David Cameron