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Attorneys general, district attorneys, and federal prosecutors have a responsibility to separate their politics from their law enforcement powers. Richard Grenell

Politics Law Responsibility District Law Enforcement General Federal Prosecutors Attorneys Powers Enforcement Separate

Americans are inclined to see the world and foreign affairs in black and white. Richard Kerry

World Black Black And White White See Foreign Foreign Affairs Affairs American Inclined

I did not support the U.S. decision to intervene with military force in Libya. The evidence was not persuasive that a large-scale massacre or genocide was either likely or imminent. Policies other than military intervention were never given a full chance. Richard N. Haass

Genocide Decision Military Other Intervene Intervention Evidence Libya Imminent Given Never Support Massacre Likely Force Policies Were Than Did Either Persuasive Full Military Force Large-Scale Chance

Modern terrorism is too destructive to be tolerated, much less supported. Richard N. Haass

Terrorism Too Destructive Supported Modern Much Less Tolerated

The decision to attack Iraq in March 2003 was discretionary; it was a war of choice. Richard N. Haass

War Decision Attack Iraq Discretionary Choice March

Black markets exist any time there is a profit to be made. Richard N. Haass

Time Black Made Profit Markets Exist Any

To be sure, many of the Sykes-Picot borders reflected deals cut in Europe rather than local demographic or historical realities. But that hardly makes the Middle East unique: Most borders around the world owe their legacy less to thoughtful design or popular choice than to some mixture of violence, ambition, geography, and chance. Richard N. Haass

World Ambition Design Local Thoughtful East Borders Some Rather Most Sure Around Demographic Makes Deals Geography Mixture Historical Reflected Legacy Than Owe Middle Middle East Realities Cut Choice Less Europe Many Popular Unique Hardly Violence Chance

September 11, 2001, was a terrible tragedy by any measure, but it was not a historical turning point. It did not herald a new era of international relations in which terrorists with a global agenda prevailed or in which such spectacular terrorist attacks became commonplace. Richard N. Haass

September International Relations Relations Prevailed Point Attacks New Global Terrible New Era Became Terrorist Terrorists Era Tragedy Historical Did Any Which Commonplace Agenda Turning Turning Point Measure International Spectacular

The Internet, one of the great inventions of the modern Western world, has shown itself to be a weapon that can be used to incite and train those who wish to cause harm to that world. Richard N. Haass

Great World Cause Internet Wish Those Weapon Inventions Western Itself Western World Train Modern Used Who Incite Shown Harm

Trump's foreign policy is not so much immoral as it is amoral. Richard N. Haass

Immoral Policy Foreign Foreign Policy Trump Much Amoral

The United States, working closely with the United Kingdom and others, established the liberal world order in the wake of World War II. The goal was to ensure that the conditions that had led to two world wars in 30 years would never again arise. Richard N. Haass

War World Others Liberal States Ensure Would Kingdom Never Had Arise Years Goal Led Conditions Wake Closely Established Order Again Working Wars United United Kingdom United States World Order Two World War World War II World Wars

Russia may well be willing to stop interfering in Eastern Ukraine in exchange for a degree of sanctions relief if it could be assured that ethnic Russians there would not face reprisals. Richard N. Haass

Degree Face Assured Ukraine Willing Relief Eastern Would Russia Russians Could Exchange Well May Stop Sanctions Ethnic Interfering

Bad situations can always get worse. Richard N. Haass

Worse Bad Always Get Situations

The United States is not just another country. It has more capacity and potential to influence the world than any other country - and no other country has the resources and mindset to lead a world that is not on autopilot. Richard N. Haass

World Country Other Resources Mindset States More Potential Lead Another Than Any Any Other Country Just Influence Capacity United United States

It is in the interest of Americans to find out what those wanting to be president think about a wide range of challenges and what they might do about them. We should want to get their take on the wisdom of past decisions, what they agree and disagree with, and why. Richard N. Haass

Wisdom Challenges Disagree Past Think President Range Those Out Find About Take Get American Want Wanting Interest Decisions Them Might Should Agree Why Wide Wide Range

If old American alliance commitments don't count for as much, countries will, in some cases, then say, 'Well, we've got to militarize in certain ways and act more independently.' Richard N. Haass

Old Will Say Ways Independently Some Cases More Alliance Count Countries Well Got American Commitments Then Much Certain Act

For too long, America tolerated a 'democratic exception' in the Muslim Middle East. As long as governments were friendly and backed regional stability, there was no need for outsiders to encourage representative government. Richard N. Haass

Democracy requires an informed citizenry able to question its government. Richard N. Haass

Government Democracy Citizenry Able Question Informed Requires

The benefits of freer trade, such as job creation, lower inflation, and greater consumer choice, are often invisible or only partly visible. Richard N. Haass

Benefits Inflation Job Creation Visible Job Creation Only Consumer Invisible Freer Partly Greater Trade Often Choice Lower

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