Bruce Riedel Quotes

Bruce O. Riedel is an American expert on U.S. security, South Asia, and counter-terrorism. He is currently a senior fellow in the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, and a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. ...more

Shaking the hand of a murderer [Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud] is bad, but going to war with Iran is insanity.

Pakistan’s political leadership needs to make a clear choice to fight the Taliban decisively, not with half measures, the burden is on Prime Minister Sharif to show he can unite the country to defend its children.

Topic(s): Needs , Children , Country

Barack Obama’s discovering what a nightmare dealing with hostage problems is – a discovery previously made by Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, i don’t see a lot of room for change in American policy.

Topic(s): Made , Problem , Rooms

The problem with the drone is it’s like your lawn mower. You’ve got to mow the lawn all the time. The minute you stop mowing, the grass is going to grow back.

Topic(s): Problem , Grows , Like You

There’s plenty of room for finger-pointing for the debacle in Iraq. If it’s a problem that the Iraqi military is broken at its core, then there’s no point in sending more Humvees and Apaches.

Topic(s): Ifs , Problem , Rooms

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Bruce Riedel Quotes