Richard Armitage Quotes

A terrorist is one who kills innocents for the pursuit of a political aim.

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Be prepared to be bombed. Be prepared to go back to the Stone Age.
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I don't know if, at the end of the day, how brave Saddam Hussein would be if he were stripped of his bodyguards and everything else.
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I must say I've rarely been described as 'diplomat.'<
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I think most conflicts do end with negotiated settlements; some don't, but most do.
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I think what Osama bin Laden does is to take the fact that some peoples lack hope and lack opportunity, and twist it to his own ends.
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I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all people.
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I value my ability to keep state secrets.
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I'd say that, to be a good deal maker, you have to have 3 basic characteristics - timing, timing, and timing.
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I'm the only honest person in Washington.
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Iran has interest in seeing that the Shia population of Iraq basically adhere to a line that comes from Iran.
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Let's face it, the Obama administration was handed a pretty poor deal from the previous administration.
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North Korea is not an insane nation. It is not a crazy nation.
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The campaign against terrorism is going to be global and it's going to be long and there's reason to expect there will be difficulties along the way.
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We've had Saudis and Jordanians and Pakistanis who have - and Syrians - who have been involved in armed attacks against coalition forces in Iraq.
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What could be better in al-Qaeda's mind than to have India and Pakistan going at each other? What more to further their aims?
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Whenever you're out of town, no matter modern communications, you feel a little bit out of touch.
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