“President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in the world, that was plunged into 30 years of war, into an advanced, industrialized, Western-style democracy. What we want to achieve is Afghanistan's capacity to secure and govern itself.” WorldWantShouldYearsSaidWarCountryTurnsPresidentDemocracyAchieveStyleCapacityWesternSecureAspirationRealisticAfghanistanPresident ObamaPoorest Author:David Petraeus
“I think actually the American people are pretty realistic. In polls they ask what do you think of the president's policies. Is he on the right track? They say yes. They ask them how long will it take for the economy to recover. And people are saying two years.” PeopleThinkingYearsLongTwoAsksPresidentEconomyPolicyTrackTwo YearsRealisticPollsRight Track Author:Austan Goolsbee
“The president [Barack Obama] laid out his vision for foreign policy in a way that we hadn't heard before. And it could be summed up, I think, in two words - realistic idealism.” ThinkingWayTwoPresidentVisionHeardPolicyBarackRealisticForeign PolicyIdealismPresident Barack Obama Author:Barack Obama
“As my family and I have worked through the grieving process, I've said all along ... that it may very well be that that process, by the time we get through, it, closes the window on mounting a realistic campaign for president that it might close.” WellsMaySaidMightProcessPresidentWindowMy FamilyCampaignsGrievingRealisticGrieving Process Author:Joe Biden