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" According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahadeen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, 24 Dec 1979. "

" AIPAC has consistently opposed a two-state solution, and a lot of members of Congress have been intimidated, and I don't think that's healthy. "

" All the historical pretenders to global power originated in Eurasia. "

" American power worldwide is at its historic zenith. "

" Americans don't learn about the world; they don't study world history, other than American history in a very one-sided fashion, and they don't study geography. "

" Americans must place greater emphasis on the more subtle dimensions of national power, such as innovation, education, the balance of force and diplomacy, and the quality of political leadership. "

" America's decline would set in motion tectonic shifts undermining the political stability of the entire Middle East. "

" America's victory in the Cold War was not without painful social costs. "

" Anniversaries are like birthdays: occasions to celebrate and to think ahead, usually among friends with whom one shares not only the past but also the future. "

" A president who aspires to be recognized as a global leader should not personally stake out a foreign-policy goal, commit himself eloquently to its attainment, and then yield the ground when confronted by firm opposition. "

" A Russia that gradually begins to gravitate toward the West will also be a Russia that ceases to disrupt the international system. "

" As America's nuclear strategic monopoly faded, the United States sought to create advantages elsewhere, notably in the peaceful cooperation between the United States and communist China under Deng Xiaoping. "

" A waning United States would likely be more nationalistic, more defensive about its national identity, more paranoid about its homeland security, and less willing to sacrifice resources for the sake of others' development. "

" Basically, I see Iran as an authentic nation-state. And that authentic identity gives it cohesion, which most of the Middle East lacks. "

" Because America is a democracy, public support for presidential foreign-policy decisions is essential. "

" Being a former first lady doesn't prepare you to be president. "

" Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate. "

" Both World War II and the subsequent Cold War gave America's involvement in world affairs a clear focus. The objectives of foreign policy were relatively easy to define, and they could be imbued with high moral content. "

" But if Russia is to be part of this larger zone of peace it cannot bring into it its imperial baggage. It cannot bring into it a policy of genocide against the Chechens, and cannot kill journalists, and it cannot repress the mass media. "

" Can we really mobilize support, even of friends, when we tell them that if you are not with us you are against us? "

" Commitment and credibility go hand in hand. "

" Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear. "

" Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition. "

" During the nineteenth century, men died believing in the cause of royalty or republicanism. In reality, much of their sacrifice was rendered on the altar of the new nationalism. "

" During the twentieth century, men fought on behalf of nationalism. Yet the wars they fought were also engendered by dislocations in world markets and by social revolution stimulated by the coming of the industrial age. "

" Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset. "

" Eurasia is home to most of the world's politically assertive and dynamic states. "

" Eurasia is the world's axial supercontinent. A power that dominated Eurasia would exercise decisive influence over two of the world's three most economically productive regions: Western Europe and East Asia. "

" Fear obscures reason, intensifies emotions, and makes it easier for demagogic politicians to mobilize the public on behalf of the policies they want to pursue. "

" Foreign policy should not be justified through making oneself feel good, but through results that have tangible consequences. "

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