Jose Maria Aznar
Jose Maria Aznar
José María Alfredo Aznar López; born 25 February 1953) served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He is a director of News Corporation...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth25 February 1953
CountrySpain
increases lack markets message taking wrong
Every day, every week without taking decisions is a problem for us, is a very wrong message for the markets and increases the lack of credibility of our economies.
avoid existing friction groups neglected
It is our grave mistake that for many years we neglected pro-Western groups in order to avoid any friction with the existing rulers.
west
We in the West should stand by our core principles.
history march occupies
March 11, 2004, now occupies a place in the history of infamy.
consensus due saw threatened
We saw there was no consensus in the U.N. Security Council. It was impossible, due to the threatened veto by some.
The only message that terrorists need to get is that they're going to be beaten.
council disarming legal series violation
Disarming Iraq is legal under a series of U.N. resolutions. Iraq is in flagrant violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.
countries extend full revolts
In crises, the old is dying and the new has not been born. Hence, the revolts we are witnessing in Egypt and Tunisia, which may yet extend to other countries in the region, are full of uncertainties.
mass-destruction roles alliances
The alliance should agree... to an effective NATO role against the new threats presented by international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
country believe leader
Because the task of a political leader is to do what he believes is better for his country. Sometimes the public opinion is in favor; sometimes the public opinion needs a little bit more time to understand things.
responsibility thinking government
But, you know, once you're in government, very often you need to shoulder responsibility. I hope the new Spanish government will think about this and will therefore act accordingly. I really and sincerely hope so.
iraq resolution disarming
Disarming Iraq is legal under a series of U.N. resolutions. Iraq is in flagrant violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.
political development economic
Without economic development, any potential for political openness and freedom will be questionable.
fighting winning finals
There is no possible negotiation with these killers. Our aim is to win over terrorism. Only by being firm we can stop terrorism. We must be firm fighting the terrorists and opposing the final aims they want to achieve.