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The war on terror, I believe, will be waged by effective intelligence and police work and cruise missiles.
Michael Mandelbaum
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First of all, the world criticizes American foreign policy because Americans criticize American foreign policy. We shouldn't be surprised about that. Criticizing government is a God-given right - at least in democracies.
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The American political system is so porous, it's so open, it's so frustrating for those who are trying to make policy.
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The United States doesn't do what it does in the world for altruistic reasons. Nobody set out to be the world's government.
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The amount of military force necessary to provide reassurance depends on how dangerous people think the world is. And that I think ultimately depends upon the kinds of government that hold sway in major countries.
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The attacks of September 11 persuaded many Americans that what might seem to be obscure or distant potential threats can very quickly materialize and it therefore makes sense to attend to them even before they become urgent.
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In the past, a blow to the international system's strongest power would have been welcomed by its rivals. In the wake of September 11, however, every significant government in the world declared its support for the United States.
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After all, the past is our only real guide to the future, and historical analogies are instruments for distilling and organizing the past and converting it to a map by which we can navigate.
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All policy is a matter of gains and losses, upsides and downsides.
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The government can give citizens opportunity and it's their responsibility to take advantage of it.
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Let me remind you all that the first task of American foreign policy is to reduce threats to the United States.
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Great wars can only be fought by great powers.
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