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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What the president has said is that we do not torture. And he said that while we need to be aggressive in the war against terror, we also have to do it in a way that complies with U.S. law, with U.S. treaty obligations and with the Constitution.
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We're making progress, but we're not yet there.
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There are more serious leaders who are outstanding and not in custody than the three you described and I am sure that a number of those will not be part of the reconciliation process but again that is a decision that the Afghan government has the lead on,
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In terms of the administration and executive branch process, that process has been completed ... There's nothing to reopen. In terms of the CFIUS, process, it's been completed.
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The relationship with China is extremely complex. We have areas of very positive cooperation with China.
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The terror threatens all of us. You had seen terror attacks in Britain, in Spain, in Italy, in Turkey, in Russia, in Egypt, in Jordan, in Saudi Arabia. This is a threat, really, to the civilized world. We need to cooperate together to deal with this terror threat that threatens all of us. We are cooperating with a number of countries.
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The violence seems to be diminishing. They've stared into the abyss a bit. I think they've all concluded that further violence . . . is not in their interests.
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an issue of our intelligence, and obviously we need to do a better job of our intelligence.
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I think our judgment is: That is a credible claim. But I think that we are going to learn a lot more as the investigation goes forward.
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I point out that some of the critics today believed, themselves, in 2002 that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. They stated that belief, and they voted to authorize the use of force in Iraq.
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The doctrine of preemption which we have talked about reflects simply the fact that we can not stand by while threats accumulate and grow.
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We share with the Panamanians a goal of a stable hemisphere that is democratic, secure and prosperous,
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We're making progress, but we're not yet there. The Indians, hopefully, will have an opportunity from their end to see where we are, and we would expect those negotiations will continue by phone, document and the like, probably up to the president's visit.
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We're confident, the president is confident, when Congress really understands the transaction they will conclude as he did, it's the right thing to do.