Sandy Berger Quotes (22 Quotes)

I think that is both because of the physical damage to the camps and because of the obvious vulnerability of those camps,

My actions . . . were wrong. They were foolish. I deeply regret them, and I have every day since. I let considerations of personal convenience override clear rules of handling classified material.

We believe that Pope's conviction was unjustifiable and wrong. We have said to the Russians at every level, from the president on down... that we believe he should be released on humanitarian grounds if nothing else.

With the knowledge that we had... had we not hit that target and had bin Laden used chemical weapons in a terrorist attack, I don't know how we could have looked the American people in the face.

Saddam Hussein can't dictate who the inspectors are. It's like the bank robber saying he gets to choose the police.

Sure, after Bush took office, the Administration could have acted upon the intelligence provided by Able Danger, but if the information was buried, then they probably weren't even aware of it.

We are receiving extraordinary cooperation from the government of Yemen,

We were poised to take military action, and we remain poised to take military action,

I let considerations of personal convenience override clear rules of handling classified material. I believe this lapse, serious as it is, does not reflect the character of myself.

There have been incidents today, and we just need to encourage (and) press the parties to do everything to try to bring this under control,

But I think the president expressed the overall sentiment that more democracy, not less, will be good for Hong Kong and good for China.

He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983.

It is one I deeply regret. I dealt with this issue in October 2003, fully and completely. Everything that I have done all along in this process has been for the purpose of aiding and supporting the work of the 911 commission and any suggestion to the contrary is simply, absolutely wrong.

It's not by accident that this has not been resolved in 50 years, but I believe this is the best chance we will have for a long time for there to be a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.

(Saddam) will rebuild his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and some day, some way, I am certain he will use that arsenal again, as he has 10 times since 1983

We can proceed to develop the options on missile defense on a much more measured timetable which allows China and our allies like Australia to have a greater degree of input.

We had specific information which led us to the conclusion that traveling to the village was inadvisable.

Given the increasingly competitive global marketplace, successful companies require a sophisticated and up-to-date understanding of trends and events, their likely impact and the choices they face. We provide that essential perspective and the ability to help shape and execute results-oriented strategies.

We're certainly not going to impose ourselves in a situation where one of the parties does not believe that's the right course of action,

There's been a deliberate and systematic effort to convey to countries around the world, friends and foes, that if they cross the United States there's a price to pay.

This is an unfinished business. This is a part of the old chapter in our relationship that we cannot close.

We have to be very careful. The United States can't do everything. We can't be everywhere and we shouldn't. We have to make sure that our own national interests are involved.