Michele Flournoy famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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ISIS is the new jihad - violent jihadist vanguard in the Middle East and globally.
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The thing that keeps me awake at night is a nexus between terrorism and massive destruction...the possibility that a terrorist organization could either acquire a ready-made weapon or fabricate something improvised that would have a catastrophic effect for us.
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General James Mattis is a storied and much-respected military leader.
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[James Mattis] is a student of history. He's a strategic thinker.
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[James Mattis] also has real passion for the care of the men and women in the U.S. military and their families. So, you know, I think he would be an outstanding candidate.
-- Michele Flournoy
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To defeat ISIS and let Iran get nuclear weapons would be to win the battle and lose the war,
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To the extent that the (ISIS's) advance is a series of urban revolts against the government of PM Nouri al-Maliki, the US would end up bombing ordinary city folk. For the US to be bombing Sunni towns all these years later on behalf of Mr. al-Maliki would be to invite terrorism against the US.
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Slowly, very slowly, like two unhurried compass needles, the feet turned towards the right; north, north-east, east, south-east, south, south-south-west; then paused, and after a few seconds, turned as unhurriedly back towards the left. South-south-west, south, south-east, east...
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Students and their families carry more responsibility for student success in the East.
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Taiwan matters because of its vital role in spreading democracy in East Asia. Taiwan matters because of its strategic importance to promote peace in the Pacific region.
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Whites already know blacks are stupid, violent, destructive apelike creatures. That is why Whites move away from them -- always.
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I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were.
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Golf is a non-violent game played violently from within.
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A non-violent world has roots in a non-violent diet.
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Nothing violent, oft have I heard tell, can be permanent.
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