Ted Lieu Quotes

If I correctly understand the goal of American policy, one wishes Russia to be a partner.

I will tell you that the special relationship that America has with the Israeli people transcends any of the politics.

No step the United States could take anywhere in the world would bring strategic benefits as great as detente with Iran.

U.S.-Israel relations are often depicted as an extended honeymoon, but that's a false image.

We [Iran and the United States] have a common destiny in this region [The Middle East].

The U.S.-Israel alliance is a core part of our strategic position in the Middle East.

I think India should be our top ally in Asia Pacific. And the two countries have so much in common, including being the largest and most powerful democracies.

Our relationship with Egypt is very, very important. And I would want them to remain an ally. I don't want to see that official status change.

Strengthening our critical strategic alliance with Israel is in U.S. security interests and the absolute right thing to do for our closest friend in a very dangerous part of the world.

The U.S.-Israel relationship is so important.

We have no stronger ally anywhere in the world than Israel.

Russia and the U.S. must jointly manage expectations to ensure that attempts to 'reset' our relationship succeed.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and China are more likely to view each other as competitors if not adversaries. But the die has not been cast. The best possible outcome is a new understanding that when they cannot cooperate, they will coexist and allow all countries in the Pacific to grow and thrive.

I explained that we would like to adjust our position on the Syrian question to theirs, as, in our view, they are the decisive factor in our relations with our neighbors, and Syria is unimportant.

I believe the U.S. already understands and will understand more and more that only a strong Russia will respond to the genuine interests of the United States.

And Israel, being a tiny, small country, of course has interest to strengthen - we have interest to strengthen our relations with other countries, mostly countries that were hostile for many, many years.

Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region altered her image in the eyes of many officials in Washington.

My conviction is that the best strategy to defend the West is to defend Israel.

So China will be having to make some choices as to whose side it wants to be on. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of a major improvement in our relationship with them, if they choose correctly.

Israel has always been pro-American. Israel will always be pro-American.

Everyone in my country understands that Russia cannot do without Europe and that, vice versa, Europe cannot do without Russia. We depend on cooperation.

The reason that Americans have not been able to see the great strategic benefit that could accrue from a closer relationship with Iran is emotion.

Nowhere is it written that there must be conflict between the United States and China.

Our ability to effectively engage China and the Arab world rests on shared economic and political interests and mutual understanding.

Normalization of relations with the United States should not be a reward for good behavior .... It should depend on America's interests.