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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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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We have seen those reports out of Pakistan. At this point, we are not in a position publicly to confirm that he is dead. But we're obviously -- if he is, that's a good thing for the war on terror.
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China would do well to implement policies to correct its global trade imbalances, through expanding domestic demand, increasing market access for foreign goods and services, and adopting a flexible, market-based exchange rate for its currency.
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What this means is that India, which has had a good record in safeguarding technology, but has largely stood out from outside the global nonproliferation arrangements, is moving inside those arrangements. It is adopting practices and procedures, export controls and other safeguards that are much more in line with the international community's efforts to police proliferation and avoid proliferation.
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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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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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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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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,