Peter Rodman Quotes (11 Quotes)

They're good, but ... the Taliban do still exist and they are capable of doing harm,

I doubt that very much, I don't think that is what the issue is, and...

Maybe he was speaking to his people, who would like to see the violence subside,

Today, we would calculate the operational challenges in light of new military capabilities and technologies China has acquired, just as we have always adjusted to new realities.

We hope this will separate them from the extremists.

We must prove that (economic) institutions can work and improve the lives of Iraqis at the fundamental level.

We think they are not achieving their objective and in fact the government is extending its authority politically around the country,

What the extremists are trying to do is to foment a civil war. But we don't see it. We don't see it succeeding.

We saw three successful elections last year... In that success of those elections, you can see the gravitational pole working on the Sunni Arab population pulling them into the political process.

Not only do I not see civil war happening, I don't think they will succeed in derailing this political process. The next few days will tell if I am right.

A year from now, it will be of interest whether you have more (able to operate independently) or not.