“The list of American grievances is long: Pakistan developed nuclear weapons while promising the United States that it would not; the United States helped arm and train Mujahideen against the Soviets during the 1980s, but Pakistan chose to keep these militants well armed and sufficiently funded even after the Soviet withdrawal in 1989; and, from the American perspective, Pakistan's crackdown on terrorist groups, particularly after 9/11, has been halfhearted at best.” WellsLongHas BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesGroupsPerspectiveArmsWeaponsTrainListsNuclearTerroristSovietNuclear WeaponsPakistanGrievanceWithdrawalTerrorist GroupsMujahideen Author:Husain Haqqani
“The American experiment is not a theocracy and does not establish an official religion, but the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States are rooted in a Christian perspective of the nature of government and the nature of man. The challenge of the next millennium will be to preserve the American experiment by restoring its Christian perspective.” MenDoeStatesGovernmentChristianNextChallengesUnitedUnited StatesPerspectiveConstitutionIndependenceScaryExperimentsPreservesOfficialsRootedDeclarationDeclaration Of IndependenceMillenniumRestoringNature Of ManConstitution Of The United StatesTheocracy Author:William H. Pryor, Jr.
“Just from a political perspective, do you think the president of the United States going into re-election wants gas prices to go up higher? Look, here's the bottom line with respect to gas prices: I want gas prices lower because they hurt families.” ThinkingWantLooksStatesPoliticalPresidentHurtLinesUnitedUnited StatesPerspectiveHigherElectionBottomGasBottom LineGas PricesUst Author:Barack Obama
“Beyond that is the fear that the United States will end up negotiating and agreeing to a deal with Iran. The Israelis do not like that either because they fear the deal will come at the expense of Israel's security interests. From an Israeli perspective, the NIE makes the risk of some sort of settlement much greater.” EndsStatesInterestUnitedDealsUnited StatesGreaterRiskSecurityPerspectiveIsraelIranExpensesIsraeliSettlementNegotiating Author:Trita Parsi