Rachel Bronson Quotes (12 Quotes)

Pakistan is far away and it's not Arab. The positive things we do in Pakistan don't register that loudly in the Arab world.

Yes, significant numbers of Iraqi children have died, and it's disgraceful and it's horrible ... The question is Is it the sanctions No. Iraq is importing the same amount of food they did before the war.

To get to 6 million barrels a day will require 30 billion to 40 billion in investment, and it assumes a bull market for oil. If you just start doubling production, but demand stays the same, that's wasteful.

The question many have in the region is how not to squander the wealth like they did in the 1970s.

The tricky problem in peace talks is always Jerusalem.

In the long term, Iraq should be self-sufficient. But in the short term -- three to five years -- Iraq's going to need a lot of help.

That's what makes this (ports deal) so confusing to the American people. Even in this region of authoritarian states, the UAE has shown the least proclivity to experiment with some sort of opening of its political system. If you buy into the idea that reform in the Middle East is the answer, the UAE is a hard sell.

I think she will be seen as a twisted, horrible woman who is going to hell. Suicide is against Islam and she targeted Muslims, another taboo.

Unlike in the United States, where it feels like high prices are going to last forever, in the Middle East, the feeling is that it will not last. So how do you avoid the problems of the 1980s that followed the boom of the 1970s

What we should have learned from the diplomacy leading up to this is that we shouldn't expect other nations' interests to trump. It was in their interest to side with us on Iraq, but somehow they found other interests to pursue. It's in their interest to help rebuild Iraq, but they're not going to do it under all conditions. It's going to take some fancy footwork in diplomacy.

If you talk to American players and the Saudis, they will tell you it was a purely economic decision.

The earthquake relief is quickly forgotten. The anti-Americanism runs so deep that even positive efforts can be spun against the U.S.