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My experience is that if the military didn't want to use force and was confronted with a president that did, the military would come back with what I would call the 'bomb Moscow' scenario. They would say it had to be done with conditions that were so extreme, you obviously wouldn't do it. George P. Shultz
You Experience Military President Back Extreme Say Would Scenario Had Moscow Come Obviously Force Call Were Conditions Did Done Want Confronted Use Bomb
The higher the classification of secrecy, the quicker you will report it. George P. Shultz
You Will Secrecy Classification Higher Quicker Report
You've got to dream a little bit if you're going to get somewhere. George P. Shultz
You Somewhere Bit Dream Got Get Going Little Little Bit
Oh, you know. I am secretary of state. My trips aren't successful. I just talk to people. George P. Shultz
You People State Secretary Trips Know Talk Am Oh Just Successful
It was an attempt to stick the Congress's finger in King Hussein's eye. George P. Shultz
King Congress Eye Hussein Finger Attempt Stick
Nothing ever gets settled in this town. a seething debating society in which the debate never stops, in which people never give up, including me. And so that's the atmosphere in which you administer. George P. Shultz
Never Give Up Me You People Debate Nothing Society Settled Administer Atmosphere Give Never Town Debating Up Gets Stops Which Including Ever
World Affairs Councils are great organizations. They help keep people throughout our country alive to important developments in world affairs and underscore that, in the country, we stay engaged and we are part of the world. George P. Shultz
Great People World Country Important Our Alive Stay Throughout Part Developments Underscore Affairs Engaged Organizations Help World Affairs Keep
Obama seems to want to do something to damage rich people. George P. Shultz
People Rich Obama Seems Something Want Rich People Damage
You don't get gushers of revenue by raising tax rates. You get it through expansion. George P. Shultz
You Rates Through Revenue Expansion Get Tax Tax Rates Raising
If you ask me what am I, I might say 'I am a Californian,' and if George Bush were here, he would say 'I am a Texan.' George P. Shultz
Me You Say Would He Am George Were George Bush Texan Bush Might Ask Here
I think the idea that you would do everything you can to prevent what is coming at you by way of something very disruptive - a 9/11 - it's a no-brainer. George P. Shultz
You Think Everything Way Would Something Prevent No-Brainer Idea Coming Very Disruptive
Between 1980 and 1990, the number of countries that were classified as 'free' or 'mostly free' increased by about 50%. George P. Shultz
Free Increased About Classified Between Countries Mostly Were Number
Open political and economic systems have been gaining ground and there's a good reason for it. They work better. George P. Shultz
Work Good Better Political Systems Good Reason Economic Open Been Gaining Ground Reason
We have struggled with terrorism for a long time. In the Reagan administration, I was a hawk on the subject. I said terrorism is a big problem, a different problem, and we have to take forceful action against it. Fortunately, Ronald Reagan agreed with me, but not many others did. George P. Shultz
Time Me Terrorism Problem Long Long Time Big Action Others Administration Struggled Hawk Take Forceful Said Reagan Subject Did Big Problem Different Against Ronald Reagan Fortunately Many Agreed
The civilized world has a common stake in defeating the terrorists. George P. Shultz
World Civilized Civilized World Terrorists Common Stake Defeating
The armed forces are paying a lot more attention to the use of energy. The Air Force has realized that the paint on planes is heavy, so there are going to be a lot more silver planes, or planes painted in a less heavy way, so that you are using less fuel to get from point A to point B. George P. Shultz
You Air Force Energy Air Way Silver More Point Attention Armed Armed Forces Force Forces Lot Get Going Heavy Fuel Planes Realized Use Paying Less Paint Painted Using
What we want is scientists who don't become part of the policy discussion: All they do is produce science. If someone becomes an advocate, then I won't pay as much attention to their science. George P. Shultz
Science Become Pay Someone Part Attention Policy Advocate Becomes Scientists Discussion Want Produce Then Much Much Attention Who
I still lie awake at night thinking about everything that could have been, that wasn't done to stop 9/11. To the 9/11 families, I said, you deserve better from your entire government. All of us. George Tenet
Government You Lie Better Thinking Everything Entire About Could Said Still Been Families Done Stop Us Your Awake Deserve Night
By definition, intelligence deals with the unclear, the unknown, the deliberately hidden. What the enemies of the United States hope to deny we work to reveal. George Tenet
Work Hope Intelligence Enemies Unknown States Hidden Definition Deliberately Unclear Reveal Deals Deny United United States
The only people that ever stand up and tell the truth are who? Intelligence officers. Because our culture is, never break faith with the truth. We'll tell you, you don't have to drag it out of us. George Tenet
Truth Faith You Culture People Intelligence Our Out Tell Only Never Because Up Officers Break Us Stand Stand Up Who Ever Drag
We could never verify that there was any Iraqi authority, direction and control, complicity with al Qaeda for 9/11 or any operational act against America. Period. George Tenet
Control Complicity Direction Could Never Period Operational Verify Iraqi America Authority Any Against Act Al Al-Qaeda
As a nation we have, over the past seven years, been rebuilding our intelligence with powerful capabilities that many thought we would no longer need after the Cold War. We have been rebuilding our clandestine service, our satellite and other technical collection, our analytical depth and expertise. George Tenet
Service War Intelligence Thought Nation Past Cold Other Cold War Analytical Our Seven Collection Would Powerful Longer Over Been Years After Expertise Capabilities Depth Many Satellite Technical Rebuilding Need
To understand a difficult topic like Iraq takes patience and care. Unfortunately, you rarely hear a patient, careful or thoughtful discussion of intelligence these days. George Tenet
You Patience Intelligence Care Patient Difficult Topic Thoughtful Rarely Takes Days Like Understand Hear Iraq Discussion Unfortunately Careful
I would never say President Obama doesn't have the capacity to continue to serve because of his statement that there are 56 states. Gerald Walpin
President President Obama Statement Say States Obama Would Never Because Continue His Capacity Serve
It appears to suggest that I was removed because I was disabled - based on one occasion out of hundreds. Gerald Walpin
Hundreds Out Disabled Occasion Because Appears Based Suggest
There is no threshold level of fine particle pollution below which health risk reductions are not achieved by reduced exposure. Gina McCarthy
Health Threshold Fine Risk Particle Reduced Reductions Achieved Pollution Which Exposure Level Below
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