Galeazzo Ciano Quotes

China had not strengthened is military as Empress Cixi had desired--{641697}. The result was a very weak country that other nations took advantage of and bullied their way to the most extraordinary concessions. This in turn, made the foreign diplomats lose respect for the Chinese officials with whom they dealt and many were treated with disrespect and abuse—like servants. This outraged influential, traditional, conservatives like Weng and began to develop the foundation of the anti-Western Boxer Movement in China.

With Tehran in the throes of revolution, Under Secretary of State David D. Newsom called from the White House Situation Room with a question for Sullivan: "The National Security Advisor has asked for your view of the possibility of a coup d'état by the Iranian military to take over from the Bakhtiar government, which is clearly faltering."Tell Brzezinski to fuck off.Tell Brzezinski to fuck off.Tell Brzezinski to fuck off. Zbigniew Brzezinski was the President's National Security Advisor whom Sullivan did not like. This quotation is famous, not only because it shows have unhelpful and disrespectful a public official could be in the midst of a national crisis, but it supports the view of some critics of President Jimmy Carter who was not strong enough or respected enough for is various appointed to refrain from this kind of response. Zbigniew Brzezinski had concluded that since the radical, exiled, Islamic fundamentalist, the Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Tehran, the prospect of having a moderate government was nil and wanted to explore the possibility of supporting the Iranian Military in taking over the country. Sullivan, who had little experience with that part of the world and Islamic fundamentalism, wanted to try and negotiate with the revolutionary government and persuade them to adopt a moderate new regime. See Quote 583670.

Scott was the leading military man of the day.

Describing T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia):

The basic treaty sold some of Ethiopia’s colonial territory (Eritrea and Tigray) to Italy in exchange for arms. Italy had tried to conquer the area but lost 500 men in the Battle of Dogali. However, after this peace treaty, Italy maintained that Article 17 of the treaty gave them the right to declare Ethiopia an Italian Protectorate which they did. However, there were two different versions of the treaty that the Italians had drawn up—one in Italian, the other in Aramaic. Britain, Belgium and Germany supported Italy; France, Turkey and Russia supported Ethiopia. Menelik then, to make matters clear, repudiated the treaty in 1893. Italy send an invasion force that was soundly thrashed by the Ethiopians setting the stage for the Italian attack on Ethiopia in World War II years later. Parties to International treaties thereafter have paid close attention to the different language versions.

This quotation shows American tolerance and freedom of speech even for our head of state.

Diplomatic recognition of the People’s Republic of China was being debated. Many of Churchill’s Conservative Party Colleagues were opposed on the grounds that diplomatic relations gives a signal of legitimacy. In the U. S. this general issue is a constant source of political controversy when diplomatic relations and talks are considered with Iran, Cuba and North Korea.

Bush adopted a foreign policy of unilateralism which was offensive to and resented by most of the foreign countries with whom we had good relations. Many people thought it would take years to repair the damage, but President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were able to turn the situation around in a few years. The George W. Bush administration, in contrast to his father’s administration, was considered an aberration in American foreign policy by most countries.

Snowden revealed to 2 major newspapers that the NSA and the American intelligence agencies were surveying all phone calls, e-mails, and web contacts. Some people like Cheney viewed his as a traitor while others saw his as a whistleblower and a hero.