Chuck Hagel quotes - page 2

It is easy to get into war, not so easy to get out. (Chuck Hagel)
No border that touches Israel is always secure. View quote
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The Israeli people must be free to live in peace and security. View quote
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We live in a world where there are dangerous people, there are bad people. View quote
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Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and freedom in the world should be a shared interest and value with all nations. View quote
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Our foreign policy needs to support our energy, economic, defense and domestic policies. It all falls within the arch of national interest. There will be windows of opportunity, but they will open and close quickly. View quote
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Well, Mr Obama inherited probably the biggest inventory of problems, certainly foreign policy problems, than any American president ever has. I think the entire inventory of problems that he inherited is probably as big overall as any president, certainly since Franklin Roosevelt and maybe, in some cases, worse. View quote
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You can't just drop the 82nd Airborne into Baghdad and it will all be over. View quote
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I would not trade America's position in the world - our ledger, our debts and assets - for any country in the world. There isn't a country in the world even close to America. View quote
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The United States can't impose democracies. We can't impose our will. The Russians found that out in Afghanistan. View quote
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I'm a supporter of Israel, always have been. (Chuck Hagel)