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Robert D. Kaplan
Robert D. Kaplan
American Journalist
Born: Jun 23, 1952
About American History Terrorism Will You
Related authors: Ambrose Bierce Dave Barry Erma Bombeck Hunter S. Thompson Mignon McLaughlin Walter Cronkite William F. Buckley, Jr. William Lloyd Garrison
It is development, not poverty, that causes upheaval and terrorism. Robert D. Kaplan
Terrorism Poverty Development Causes Upheaval
The more dynamic the capitalistic expansion, the greater the disparity. It is from the disparity that we are going to get all the political upheaval for the next few years. Robert D. Kaplan
Political Few More Greater Years Expansion Upheaval Get Going Dynamic Next Capitalistic Disparity
Given the level of anti-Americanism in the world, given the level of frustration with the United States throughout the Muslim world, you've got a homegrown attack or you have a nuclear explosion in the air that is not a test somewhere. Those are still the biggest threats out there. Robert D. Kaplan
You Frustration World Somewhere Air States Those Out Muslim Muslim World Threats Given Attack Throughout Got Still Test Biggest Explosion Homegrown United United States Nuclear Level
We talk a lot about individual rights, but in fact Americans are very willing to give up our individual rights if it means our property values will be protected, and so on. Robert D. Kaplan
Property Rights Will Values Our Willing About Give Fact Individual Individual Rights Talk Protected Lot Up Very American In Fact Means
A lot of the changes are so gradual that they don't even qualify as news, or even as interesting: they're so mundane that we just take them for granted. But history shows that it's the mundane changes that are more important than the dramatic 'newsworthy' events. Robert D. Kaplan
News History Events Important Changes Dramatic More Take Qualify Lot Than Gradual Just Interesting Them Granted Even Shows Mundane
Americans are opting out of public venues like the playground and the sidewalk for private venues like the healthclub and the mall. We're living our lives inside one form of corporation or another. Robert D. Kaplan
Living Our Sidewalk Corporation Our Lives Out Inside Like Another Venues Private Mall American Form Public Lives Playground
When you talk about aiding this country against that country or about fighting terrorism, when you actually take that decision and strip it down, it always comes down to one person in the field giving specialized training to somebody else in the field. Robert D. Kaplan
Terrorism You Training Decision Somebody Giving Country Field Fighting Down Else Strip About Take Talk Always Person Against Specialized Actually
Wherever you have weakening states and turmoil, you will have a fertile petri dish for terrorism. Robert D. Kaplan
Terrorism You Will States Weakening Fertile Dish Wherever Turmoil
What Americans can't face is that one of the reasons that the Russians and the Chinese were so impressed with us during the Cold War was the fact that Nixon and Kissinger went on bombing despite public reaction. Robert D. Kaplan
War Face Cold Cold War Despite Nixon Russians Kissinger Fact Reaction Were Impressed American Chinese Public Us Reasons Bombing
Terrorism can go anywhere where there is not strong government, or government that cannot control its hinterlands. Robert D. Kaplan
Government Terrorism Strong Control Go Where Cannot Anywhere

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