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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Our preference is to act through diplomacy in conjunction with friends and allies. ... Obviously, we retain the right to use force.
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One cannot let dangers grow to the point of imminent threat to the United States without taking action. And if other measures fail, obviously we retain to right to use force.
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Action would have to be taken, ... Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer.
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They drew the conclusion that Saddam Hussein was a threat to peace, that he had weapons of mass destruction. They acted against him militarily in 1998,
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It is planned as an opportunity for him to watch and learn a little bit about it. But, you know, who knows what he'll do? I have not asked him.
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We don't feel we are engaging the regime. Again, what we are doing is removing some objection to something the Europeans are doing.
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We'll want to continue to have a dialogue on that issue to make sure that we continue to see that issue the same way.
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We've listened to our critics and are already pursuing many of their proposals.
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Palestinian President Abbas earned the trust of his people when he was elected on a platform of peace this past January. Now the Palestinian Authority must make good on that promise by fighting terrorism.
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Our statements about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein were based on the aggregation of intelligence from a number of sources and represented the collective view of the intelligence community,
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I would say that is some real progress.
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will focus on his vision of a united trans-Atlantic community, working together to promote freedom and democracy, particularly in the broader Middle East.
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Suffice to say they didn't come to me. They didn't come to the NSC,
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The answer is straightforward: We will stay as long as is necessary but not one day more.