Dennis C. Blair Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Dennis C. Blair quotes and sayings page 2 (public servant). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 22 we have.
“Southeast Asia is an area in which there is a form of Islam which is both devout and progressive, and therefore to be supported. It's an area in which I see a congruence of American interests and local interests: to have tolerant societies and become more prosperous.”
“The use of large-scale military force in volatile regions of underdeveloped countries is difficult to do right, has major unintended consequences and rarely turns out to be quick, effective, controlled and short lived.”
“As is often the case when things are complicated, extreme views have superficial appeal. On the one extreme, some see China as an inevitable enemy that must be contained; on the other hand, there are those who see China as a slowly developing democracy that can be embraced.”
“As I've said many times and publicly, a war between China and Taiwan that involves the United States is a lose-lose-lose.”
“I find when you talk with the Chinese on most subjects, they are very practical.”
“My experience is the White House is not a very good place to coordinate intelligence, much less to integrate it.”
“High value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al Qa'ida organization that was attacking this country.”
“I like to think I would not have approved those methods in the past, but I do not fault those who made the decisions at that time, and I will absolutely defend those who carried out the interrogations within the orders they were given.”
“I think American interests are served when there are sections of the world that have representative governments, politically open economic systems, and are willing to take a stand against some of the more extreme ideologies that there are around the world.”
“In addition to anti-American terrorists with global reach, our adversaries include organizations - some nation states, some private and some criminal - that proliferate weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them.”
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