Tom Lantos Quotes
This administration has been attempting to unscramble the omelet. Mistakes made in the last four years cannot be undone.
Tom Lantos, U. S. Congressman (Democrat, CA), Assessment of the George W. Bush Administration’s attempt to deal with the Iraq War quagmire, CNN Late Edition, September 16, 2007
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Carter, who had his own share of blunders, may well have been right about this. History will have to judge.
While Bannon was more critical of anyone who disagreed wiuth him than most, it was unusual for a conservative to use such harsh tems about a conservative presidential administration.
The Partition was accompanied by over 2 million murdered Indians as India was divided into a smaller India with almost all the Hindus and Sikhs and a slight majority of the Muslims and Pakistan with all Muslims who made that choice. Pakistan has been trying to de stabilize the area ever since to gain control of more land and became a theocracy and military dictatorship—sometimes de facto and sometimes de juro.
Blair had just led his party to its third successive election win—a new record for that party. Galloway, had campaigned against Blair and the Labor Party and had beaten the Labour MP in his district which was predominantly Muslim and had been vehemently opposed to the Iraq War.
They referred to the George W. Bush Administration. The Powell Doctrine, created by then Secretary of State when he was Chairman of the Joint Chief’s of Staff stated that if American Troops were ever to be used in combat, they should be deployed in massive overwhelming force and have a clear exit strategy. Powell lost the internal argument and was marginalized, but he turned out to be absolutely right.
When the Republican leadership in 2008 stated that the Republican’s primary objective was to prevent the re-election of Barack Obama, it was not the first time that American politicians admitted that their major objective was to cripple an administration. This quotation shows a very early example. See {592642} for Adams view of Senator Randolph.
His admonition did little good. That Congress passed fewer bills than any other in history.
Copeland had retired but took on “assignments” for the CIA one of which was as a “go-between” with Nasser.
The President was then Theodore Roosevelt who was then the most popular President the nation had ever had since George Washington. Van Cleave was rabidly opposed to any anti-trust government “interference” with business and he was also virulently opposed to labor unions. See {638616}, {638615}, {638614}, and {638612}.
Ford gave the confidential interview under the condition that it would not be made public until after he passed away. It was published by the Washington Post on December 26, 2006 just after Ford died. Ex-President’s are very reluctant to criticize a current President---especially on a foreign policy issue.
This is an example of a diplomatic leader losing control of herself and addressing a foreign dignitary in most undiplomatic language. The basic accusation was however quite justified. The Palestinians were preoccupied with many symbols of dignity and respect while ignoring economic development, technology, health and standard of living that could have been obtained by a compromise with Israel to create a Palestinian state.
Thomas Peter Lantos was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from California from 1981 until his death in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state's 11th congressional district until 1993 and from then the 12th congressional district, which both included the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County and a portion of the southwestern part of San Francisco after redistricting.
