John Pomfret Quotes

We have a substantial number of countries that have pledged and provided all kinds of support for the United States in the event that war becomes necessary in Iraq.

We should be robustly assisting the Free Syrian Army with equipment and also with training.

Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq.

For many years, Myanmar's leadership was largely shut out from the world of international diplomacy.

The Kurds were the only people in Iraq who were completely unguarded in expressing their gratitude to the United States for setting them free.

If the Europeans want to intervene, that's their business. But if I were president, I would remove every United States soldier from the Balkan peninsula.

I can honestly say I've never sold any arms to a repressive foreign regime while reassuring everyone at home that the weapons will be used for nice things.

The Ukrainians don't have the military means to stand up to Russia, but we haven't helped them militarily, either.

I don't see any move toward international pressure to stabilize the situation.

One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed - different plans have to be made. And the kernel here is the acknowledgement of defeat.

Well the war lasted for three months, from April of 1994 until the Tutsi army, the exiles as it were, gained control of the country and then it stopped.

When Colonel Gadhafi started using his air force against civilians on the ground, we did not hesitate. Then we supported the resolution of the Security Council, which introduced arms embargo for Libya.

Just like the Alamo, somebody damn well needed to go to their aid. Well, by God, I'm going to Viet Nam's aid!

We've had it very clear to the Bosnians that our obligation to equip and train their forces is completely conditional on the foreign forces being gone.

We got involved in the Rwanda peace process for the simple reason that there was a decision which was taken by the Security Council, because the troops were in Uganda, and we decided to have a military presence.

I don’t see why it would take more troops to occupy the country than to take down the regime.

In the 1980s the United States spent $6 billion supporting a Salvadoran Government that was dominated by killers. We armed them, trained their soldiers and covered up their crimes.

…allies such as Bahrain are liable to use their American made weapons against their own people.

I supported the efforts in Honduras to stop the flow of arms from Nicaragua across to El Salvador.

The international community should pressure Iran to get the Houthis to agree to some peaceful understanding in Yemen. But at the same time, Saudi Arabia also needs to believe truly in democracy for Yemen.

The Kurds in Iraq just don't have enough military equipment - they also need humanitarian relief.

The United States is supplying the most modern and sophisticated weaponry to Israel to the tune of billions of dollars every year.

We can make sacrifices to fight Islamic State, but the international coalition has to support us.

My view is that we shouldn't be supplying the Saudis with arms while they're bombing civilians in Yemen and, by the way, while they're arming al-Qaida and it's fighting our own counterterrorist operations in Yemen.

I'm not an apologist for Iran's actions. Iran certainly has supported activities of terrorism, and the Houthis don't have clean hands. The Houthis have engaged in crimes too. But the idea that that justifies American involvement in a civil war in Yemen doesn't make any sense strategically.