Seth Moulton Quotes

Put simply, the Bush administration policy in the Middle East is continuing to fail.

When it comes to the Middle East, this is always a very difficult issue for any American president.

American foreign policy towards Egypt, even before the Arab Spring, was tentative. When the Muslim Brotherhood moved against the NGOs—many of whom were American, President Obama, instead of raising Hell, raised questions.

I imagine, like all his predecessors, Barak Obama would like to achieve greatness in bringing peace in the Middle East. I hope it will not be at the expense of Israel.

Both Bibi and Obama realize that they are going to have to face the problem of Iran together.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned, it seems, to direct the Middle East policy of the Obama administration.

Turkey wants a policy of engagement exactly like President Obama's new approach. Policy of engagement, less confrontation, less tense attitude, especially in the region.

Every president I worked for, at some point in his presidency, would get so pissed off at the Israelis that he couldn’t speak.

When it comes to Iran, we must not accept Obama's inconsistencies and weakness.

(Obama) really has no experience or knowledge or judgment about the issue of Iraq and he has wanted to surrender for a long time.

The first week or day that Obama was in office, he made it clear that peace in the Middle East would be a high priority for him. And his choice of a special envoy, George Mitchell, compared to the previous special envoys chosen, is remarkable.

Peace in the Middle East has been on the Obama administration's mind from the beginning. Two days after his inauguration, the president traveled to the State Department to announce the appointment of George Mitchell as his Middle East peace negotiator.

I believe the Obama administration, from the president on down, has taken a very weak position regarding granting Palestine statehood at the United Nations.

I think President Obama has always been a little bit underestimated. Some of the things he's done with foreign policy have been unassailable. Getting us out of Iraq, killing Osama Bin Laden.

To be frank, I don't think President Obama gives much thought to Africa - or gives much to Africa.

On foreign policy, President Obama has kept our nation safe from terrorism and restored our standing in the world. When it comes to one of our closest allies - Israel - President Obama has been resolute.

I believe the government of the United States should re-examine its policies in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stance toward the Palestinian cause.

It is no exaggeration to say that Syria holds the key for nearly all of America's foreign policy goals in the Middle East. As Syria goes, so goes the region.

We were hoping Obama would reclaim moral leadership for America. That failed.

President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia.

People make mistakes. And one of the mistakes that the United States consistently made was that it could intervene and somehow adjust people's governments, especially in the Middle East.

I don’t think America wants democracies in the Middle East. They wouldn’t be nearly as friendly to us

We won’t be very successful with the Chinese leadership [on human rights issues] if we’re in their face all the time.

America has wearied of Middle East War.

Israel's interest is all I care about.