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Acknowledge that a more closely integrated Europe is no longer an unqualified American interest. Richard Perle
Unqualified More Longer Integrated American Closely Acknowledge Interest Europe
But if the UN cannot or will not revise its rules in ways that establish beyond question the legality of the measures the United States must take to protect the American people, then we should unashamedly and explicitly reject the jurisdiction of these rules. Richard Perle
People Will States Ways Rules UN Must Take Beyond Protect Question Revise Legality American Jurisdiction Establish Cannot Explicitly American People Then Should Measures United United States Reject
Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the government of France, and few have a worse record of supporting tyrants and killers. Richard Perle
Government Rights World Example Few Human Rights France Worse Tyrants Record More Ardently Supporting For Example Does Praise Governments Than Human
In any event, the problem in Iran is much bigger than weapons. The problem is the terrorist regime that seeks the weapons. The regime must go. Richard Perle
Problem Must Weapons Seeks Terrorist Go Iran Than Any Bigger Regime Much Event
In time, all of Korea will be united in liberty. Richard Perle
Time Liberty Will Korea United
Sometimes the things we have to do are objectionable in the eyes of others. Richard Perle
Eyes Sometimes Others Objectionable Things
The jealousy and resentment that animate the terrorists also affect many of our former cold war allies. Richard Perle
War Jealousy Cold Cold War Our Allies Animate Also Terrorists Affect Former Many Resentment
The same European governments that hesitated to confront terrorists were more than prepared to oppose us. Richard Perle
Oppose More Terrorists Were Governments Than Same Confront Us European Prepared
To stop terrorists before the strike, we must do three things: deny them entry into the country, curtail their freedom of action inside the country, and deprive them of material and moral support from within the country. Richard Perle
Freedom Three Country Before Action Strike Moral Must Inside Entry Support Within Material Terrorists Deny Stop Curtail Them Deprive Things
We may be so eager to protect the right to dissent that we lose sight of the difference between dissent and subversion. Richard Perle
Lose Dissent Sight Between Protect May Difference Subversion Eager Right
We should force European governments to choose between Paris and Washington. Richard Perle
Paris Between Force Governments Should Choose European Washington
George Tenet has been the director of central intelligence since 1997, time enough to have changed the Agency's culture. He has failed. He should go. Richard Perle
Time Director Culture Intelligence Changed Enough Has-Been He Failed Since Go George Been Central Agency Should
If we just let our vision of the world go forth, and we embrace it entirely, and we don't try to piece together clever diplomacy but just wage a total war, our children will sing great songs about us years from now. Richard Perle
War Great Together World Vision Try Will Diplomacy Clever Our Embrace Total Total War About Entirely Songs Great Songs Piece Sing Wage Go Years Just Children Forth Us Now
Right now, American law bars the admission of aliens suspected of terrorist activity - but not of terrorist sympathies. Richard Perle
Law Alien Admission Terrorist American Suspected Bars Activity Now Right Sympathies
There is no doubt that, with the exception of a very small number of people close to a vicious regime, the people of Iraq have been liberated and they understand that they've been liberated. Richard Perle
People Doubt Liberated No Doubt Small Exception Understand Been Iraq Very Close Vicious Regime Number
We must do our utmost to preserve our British ally's strategic independence from Europe. Richard Perle
Independence Our Must Ally Europe Strategic Utmost British Preserve
In this context, I believe it is an imperative for the new President to select and install his team as quickly as possible, and this does not imply that he must or should appoint members of the 'other' party to his Cabinet, which could contribute to inaction and inefficiency. Richard V. Allen
Party Believe Other President Members Possible Must Imperative Could Select Cabinet Install He New Imply Inefficiency Does Context His Quickly Contribute Which Inaction Should Team Appoint
We who have been born and nurtured on this soil, we, whose habits, manners, and customs are the same in common with other Americans, can never consent to - be the bearers of the redress offered by that Society to that much afflicted. Richard V. Allen
Soil Manners Society Other Nurtured Born Habits Never Redress Been Afflicted Offered American Same Common Customs Much Who Whose Consent
I would argue that the next President, either Bush or Gore, should strike a 'national' posture, exhibiting generosity toward the defeated opponent, but proceeding with determination to implement an agenda. Richard V. Allen
Determination National President Strike Would Posture Argue Implement Generosity Toward Gore Opponent Exhibiting Either Bush Agenda Next Should Defeated
Our system provides for a winner to take office on January 20th, and he is expected to take command of the ship of state. Failure to do so, characterized by hesitation and indecision, will harm the national interest. Richard V. Allen
Failure Will Winner National State Our Hesitation Indecision System Characterized Take He Command Provides Ship National Interest Office Expected Interest January Harm
Temporary teams of trusted people are generally sent to all Departments and to major agencies of government to assist in planning and to acquaint the incoming administration with the civil servants and bureaucracy that will remain in place in the new Administration. Richard V. Allen
Government People Will Administration Civil Temporary Civil Servants Remain Generally New Major Trusted Departments Bureaucracy Place Sent Agencies Planning Teams Servants Incoming Assist
The 'transition' involves the transfer of power from one president to another. In recent times, the incoming President has designated a Director of the Transition, a team leader, to oversee and administer the orderly transfer of power. Richard V. Allen
Director Power Leader President Administer Involves Another Oversee Times Orderly Transfer Transition Team Incoming Recent
The choice of personnel, perhaps the most important choice (because 'people are policy'), never proceeds according to plan, but there have been some successful transitions that upheld high standards. Richard V. Allen
People Important High Some High Standards Never Perhaps Most Policy Because Been According Upheld The Most Important Proceeds Plan Transitions Personnel Successful Choice Standards
The Leader will be a person with the management skills to coordinate the activities of the Team, and to assure that the Team remains faithful to the objectives of the incoming President. Richard V. Allen
Management Will Leader Faithful President Assure Objectives Remains Person Skills Team Activities Coordinate Incoming
The single most important aspect of the Transition involves the selection of personnel to manage the transfer of responsibility. The law provides roughly ten weeks to accomplish this process. Richard V. Allen
Law Responsibility Important Single Ten Weeks Selection Most Involves Accomplish Provides Manage Transfer Process Transition Personnel Aspect Roughly
Unlike the Reagan and Bush Administrations, with but one exception, the Clinton administration failed to reach out to Republicans in creating a new team, and eventually paid a political price. Richard V. Allen
Political Unlike Out Administration Exception Price Failed New Reach Reagan Clinton Clinton Administration Republicans Bush Creating Paid Team Eventually
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