“As time goes by, I'm increasingly impressed by how very special and timely it was that we got the degree of national commitment needed to put people on the Moon. For the first time, this nation was united in trying to develop an interplanetary capability. We've been trying to repeat that situation ever since.” PeopleTryingFirstsNationsUnitedSituationSpecialNeededMoonDegreesCommitmentFirst TimeRepeatsCapabilityImpressedTimelyTime Goes By Author:Buzz Aldrin
“With support from institutions like the United Nations as well as the donor community, governments can strengthen their national technological and scientific capacities by devising policies to link up to research networks, encourage technology transfer, and build indigenous capabilities through education and collaborative projects.” WellsGovernmentNationsCommunityUnitedTechnologySupportPolicyProjectsResearchCapacityInstitutionsLinksCapabilityTechnologicalUnited NationsIndigenousTransfersDonorsDevising Author:Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
“That intelligence capability is enormously important to the United States, to our conduct of foreign policy, to defense matters, to economic matters. And I am a strong supporter of it.” ImportantMatterStatesStrongUnitedUnited StatesEconomicPolicyDefenseCapabilityForeign PolicySupporterNsa Author:Dick Cheney
“On the security front, the United States must continue to play a leadership role. There simply is not another country in the world that commands the respect or has the capabilities that we do, and we must not shrink from our responsibilities.” WorldCountryStatesPlayUnitedResponsibilityRolesUnited StatesSecurityFrontsCommandCapabilityShrinksLeadership Roles Author:Dan Quayle
“I do believe that the very tense relationship between the United States and Iran presents a challenge to the United States. But to discuss Iran as that type of a threat I find somewhat unconvincing, mindful of the fact that Iran actually doesn't have those military capabilities that would be needed to refer to it as that type of threat.” BelieveStatesFactsWould BeChallengesUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryTypeNeededThreatIranCapabilityTense Author:Trita Parsi
“People in the United States don't like to hear it, but puritanical Islam has been on the rise because of our unequivocal policy of absolute support for Israel, regardless of what Israel does - even if they invade Lebanon and bombard a major city like Beirut, full of civilians. Israel has atomic bombs, but we go nuts if any Arab country or Iran develops even nuclear capabilities.” PeopleIfsDoeHas BeensCountryStatesUnitedCitiesUnited StatesSupportPolicyMajorsAbsolutesIslamIsraelNuclearBombsIranNutsCapabilityCiviliansAtomic BombLebanonBeirutUnequivocal Author:Khaled Abou El Fadl