James Zogby
James Zogby
James Joseph Zogbyfounder and president of the Arab American Institute, a Washington, D.C.–based organization which serves as a political and policy research arm of the Arab-American community. He is Managing Director of Zogby Research Services, LLC, specializing in research and communications and undertaking polling across the Arab world. In September 2013, Zogby was appointed to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom by President Obama. Zogby is a lecturer and scholar on Middle East issues and a Visiting Professor...
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coherent hope offering people policy punish regime sustenance
a coherent policy that can punish the regime while offering sustenance and hope to the people of Iraq.
arabia recognized states united united-states
They recognized the Taliban, as did Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, because the United States wanted them to.
quite surplus
They have a surplus of capital, and they're doing quite well.
confident known understanding whom worked
He is understanding of the concerns. He is someone whom we've known and worked for a long time, many of us, and we feel confident that he is a person with whom we can work.
alienated anger expect responsive somehow united
If we expect credit, or expect that this somehow is responsive to the anger of those who have become alienated from the United States, it's not.
bizarre government people policies pushing
Bizarre policies were implemented by the government post-9/11, ... But the pendulum's going back because a whole lot of people are pushing it back.
detention good listening problems setting work
It was a very good meeting. He's listening and he's setting a good tone. We've still got some problems to work through, especially detention and profiling.
politician danger closed-minded
There's nothing more dangerous than a panicked politician.
law effort community
NSEERS was so poorly conceived and badly managed that it created chaos and fear. Trust between the immigrant community and law enforcement was severely strained and, in the end, there was no evidence that any terrorists were apprehended as a result of the effort.
thinking enemy use
I think they need to remove the general. He is unfit for the position he is being called upon to serve, precisely because he's become a liability. He's become a weapon our enemies will use against us.
chill cooperation creates fact
The fact is, this creates more of a chill than cooperation.