Stephen Hadley
Stephen Hadley
Stephen John Hadleywas the 21st U.S. Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, serving under President George W. Bush...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth13 February 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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I think it is very important for any U.S. administration to be clear that America stands on the side of freedom and democracy and respect for individual rights.
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I think the point that we need to emphasize here was, allegations now that the president somehow manipulated intelligence, somehow misled the American people are flat wrong.
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The Pentagon is looking into them. To the extent that kind of behavior is inconsistent with our policy, it will be stopped.
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It's not deadlocked, ... We went from a summit which was supposed to bury FTAA to a summit ... in which all 34 countries actually talk in terms of enhanced trade and an FTAA.
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It's still something we're working on. Obviously, it has not moved as quickly as we would have liked.
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I think it is very important for any U.S. administration to be clear that America stands on the side of freedom and democracy and respect for individual rights.
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The president believes that we must remember the clearest lesson of Sept. 11: that the United States of America must confront threats before they fully materialize.
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The intelligence was clear in terms of the weapons of mass destruction.
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While we have to do what is necessary to defend the country against terrorists and to win the war on terror, the president has been very clear that we're going to do that in a way that is consistent with our values and that is why he has been very clear that the United States will not torture.
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Our relationships are in good shape. This is not a trip where the president has to come with a deliverable or an initiative.
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That said, one of the things we've also made clear -- and the president was trying to make clear the other night -- is when President Putin says that he is committed to democracy, people will obviously watch and see how that is manifested in action.
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But I think one of the things we've all learned from that is that it is important, also, to be clear about dissenting opinions and make sure that dissenting opinions also are given visibility.