Douglas Feith Quotes

Douglas Feith Quotes & Quotations
Name:
Douglas Feith
Type:
Public Servant
Nationality:
American
Birth day:
July 16
Birth year:
1953

  • 1
    Europe is a collection of free countries. Douglas Feith
  • 2
    I don't think that anybody should be ruling in or ruling out anything while we are conducting diplomacy. Douglas Feith
  • 3
    I think the disarmament of Iraq is inevitable. Douglas Feith
  • 4
    I think the essential message was that Saddam Hussein represented a serious threat to the United States and to our friends and allies in the region. Douglas Feith
  • 5
    I'm concerned about getting Iraq on its feet. Douglas Feith
  • 6
    I'm not saying that getting to the bottom of this WMD issue isn't important. It is important. But it is not of immediate consequence. Douglas Feith
  • 7
    If all goes well, the Iraqis are going to have a country that's going to have a representative government and will be at peace with its neighbors and in the region. Douglas Feith
  • 8
    If you live in Israel and you see the way life is there and then you go abroad and see the way Israel is reported on, the way that Israel gets reported on night after night is simply pictures of bombings or military actions. Douglas Feith
  • 9
    It was known in the mid 90s already that Saddam Hussein was a dangerous tyrant that he had already launched aggressions against Iran, he had invaded Kuwait. Douglas Feith
  • 10
    No, the United States does not target civilians. Douglas Feith
  • 11
    Our concept is not that America should operate alone or by itself in world affairs or in military affairs. Douglas Feith
  • 12
    Peace, of course, is different from divorce; indeed, in essential respects, divorce is the opposite of peace. Douglas Feith
  • 13
    The purpose of the UN mechanism, this inspection mechanism, is not to engage in a cat and mouse game with Saddam Hussein and try to find weapons that the Iraqi government is working on concealing. Douglas Feith
  • 14
    The UN inspectors do not have the capability to find hidden weapons in a country the size of Iraq if the Iraqi government is working to conceal them. Douglas Feith
  • 15
    The United States has some people in Europe with whom we disagree on this matter and a large number of people in Europe, including governments in Europe, with whom we agree. Douglas Feith
  • 16
    There are a lot of things that need to be done to improve communications. Douglas Feith
  • 17
    There have been linkages between the Iraqi government and al-Qaeda going back more or less a decade. Douglas Feith
  • 18
    Though public pronouncements of Israeli officials emphasize peace and mutuality, unilateralism actually drives Israeli actions. Douglas Feith
  • 19
    We are a country that has many friends, many allies, when we operate in the world, we operate with friends and allies that's been true for decades and if we wind up going to war in Iraq it will be true in Iraq. Douglas Feith
  • 20
    We have a substantial number of countries that have pledged and provided all kinds of support for the United States in the event that war becomes necessary in Iraq. Douglas Feith
  • 21
    We were hoping to get thousands of Iraqis trained before the war and as it turns out we were only able to train a few score and that was unfortunate. Douglas Feith

 

 

 

 

 

 

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