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 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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The purpose of the summit is for the democratically elected leaders to get together and reaffirm the fact that there is really a shared vision for the hemisphere that is based on democracy and free markets and free trade.
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What happens if on September 7th of 2001, we had gotten one of the hijackers and based on information associated with that arrest, believed that within four days, there's going to be a devastating attack on the United States?
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Seventy-seven senators from both sides of the aisle, the previous administration and foreign governments all believed, based on the same intelligence, that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and posed an enormous threat,
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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 preference is to act through diplomacy in conjunction with friends and allies. ... Obviously, we retain the right to use force.
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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.