Naser Al Omar Quotes

I think clearly the United States, as well as other western nations, should stand by their commitments to human rights and democracy and should try to influence other countries to move in that direction.

No idea holds greater sway in the minds of educated Americans that the belief that it is possible to democratize governments anytime and anywhere under any circumstances .

Even though the Bush campaign ad tells you that Afghanistan is a new democracy at the Olympics because of Bush's efforts, Afghanistan hasn't actually had an election.

I think that there is a limit on how far you can export democracy.

It seems strange to the rest of the world, but we Americans can't seem to stop talking about how other countries should be democratic like we are.

The Americans' position is clear: we promote democracy.

We must take proactive steps to promote democracy and human rights abroad.

Since President Bush took office in 2001, this Congress has supported an agenda of democracy, freedom and expansion of rights for all peoples throughout the world.

I don't think it's the job of the United States to build democracies from whole cloth. That's Wilsonianism to me of the most crazy kind.

The United States is pursuing a series of goals (spreading democracy, asserting its hegemony, securing oil supplies) that are ultimately incompatible.

If my goal were to spread democracy, Iraq would be the last country that I would use as a demonstration.

With all its faults, the American political system is probably the best political system in the world.

Australians find the American political system lovable but odd.

There is just a small difference between the United States and Russia - Russia does not teach the whole world democracy.

The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to be fought - at least by Americans - in the name of a wise, honourable and democratic patriotism.

Republicans are pushing legislation forward that will improve the effectiveness of and bring more accountability to U.S. foreign assistance around the world and bring democracy even further into the light.

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.

Taiwan's democracy has grown very fast and we enjoy a certain degree of freedom, as other developed democracies like the United States.

Iraq is part of a legitimate American effort not to have democracy everywhere but to have democracy somewhere.

I wish Obama would focus on governing the United States and would forget his country's imperialist pretensions.

But, if you believe we should go around the world overturning regimes to make little United States, I don't agree with that, because I don't think we're capable of doing that.

You know, Arabs are critical of United States foreign policy, but they also associate the U.S. with democratic principles and opportunity.

And the big question for the West, of course, and to the Europeans is, what other countries, which were formerly part of the Soviet bloc, should be incorporated into western institutions?

I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all people.

Almost every country in Africa has now instituted multi-party democracy.