“Let no one doubt, we will defend America's security and the cause of freedom around the world. But we want a president who tells us what America is fighting for, not just what we are fighting against. We want a president who will defend human rights - not just where it is convenient - but wherever freedom is at risk - from Chile to Afghanistan, from Poland to South Africa” WorldWantHumansAmericaFightingCausesPresidentDoubtRightsRiskSecuritySouthHuman RightsAround The WorldAfghanistanSouth AfricaConvenientPolandChile Author:Geraldine Ferraro
“It is no secret that many Islamic movements in the Middle East tend to be authoritarian, and some of the so-called 'Islamic regimes' such as Saudi Arabia, Iran - and the worst case was the Taliban in Afghanistan - they are pretty authoritarian. No doubt about that.” SecretCasesDoubtMiddleWorstMovementEastNo DoubtIslamicIranAfghanistanRegimesMiddle EastTalibanArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudis Author:Mustafa Akyol
“Whether or not Afghanistan would be a peaceful nation-state had we not gone into Iraq I doubt. Afghanistan is going to be Afghanistan, no matter how hard we try to make it something else.” TryingMatterHardStatesWould BeNationsGoneDoubtIraqPeacefulAfghanistan Author:Michael Hastings
“Inside the White House there were always extreme amounts of doubt about whether they should be escalating in Afghanistan. In fact, most of the president's advisers said, "This is probably not going to work." A lot of people in the military said, "This is probably not going to work."” PeopleShouldSaidFactsHousePresidentWhiteDoubtMilitaryAmountExtremesWhite HouseAfghanistanGoing To WorkAdviserEscalating Author:Michael Hastings
“Iraq broke our back in terms of counterterrorism. There's no doubt about it. The first thing, though, that hurt us was the fact that the U.S. military was absolutely unprepared to do anything on 9/11 - or 9/12 or 9/13. And by the time we actually attacked Afghanistan, al Qaeda and the Taliban had dispersed.” FirstsFactsTermHurtDoubtMilitaryIraqBrokeNo DoubtAlsAfghanistanAl QaedaTalibanUnprepared Author:Michael Scheuer