“The Western alliance should have supported the Sunni opposition against the Assad regime from the beginning. As far as Iraq is concerned, if it had stayed stable the way it was in 2008, IS would not have been able to expand in Iraq the way they did. The mistake was that Barack Obama withdrew the armed forces from Iraq too fast.” IfsWayShouldHas BeensAbleForceMistakeConcernedShould HaveWesternIraqBarackOppositionRegimesStableAlliancesArmed ForcesAssad Author:Paul Wolfowitz
“It would be a huge mistake to abandon democracy promotion. Peaceful political change has been enormously successful in the past years in Eastern European countries as well as in countries like South Korea, South Africa, Chile and Indonesia. However, if possible, the use of force is something to avoid except in cases where genocide is threatened, like Bosnia or Libya or with regimes that threaten our security, like the Taliban and Saddam Hussein.” IfsYearsWellsHas BeensCountryUseWould BePastPoliticalForceMistakeCasesDemocracySuccessfulSecurityHugeSouthPeacefulAbandonGenocideRegimesSouth AfricaThreatenedSaddamEasternHusseinPromotionKoreaIndonesiaTalibanLibyaChileEuropean CountriesBosniaUse Of ForceSouth KoreaPolitical Change Author:Paul Wolfowitz
“I think it's a mistake to rely too much on any one economic factor. It's why investors try to spread their portfolio round.” ThinkingTryingMistakeToo MuchEconomicRoundsSpreadFactorsRelyInvestorsPortfolios Author:Paul Wolfowitz
