David Corn Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Bush and Cheney were not misled by flawed intelligence; they used the flawed intelligence to mislead.”
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“This is the problem with foreign policy - talking about foreign policy in a political context. Politics is binary. People win and lose elections. Legislation passes or doesn`t pass. And in foreign policy often what you`re doing is nuance and you`re trying to prevent something worse from happening. It doesn`t translate well into a political environment.”
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“Netanyahu is partnering up with Boehner to kick Obama in the teeth and sabotage one of the president's top diplomatic priorities. He is essentially telling American Jews to get lost: 'I have no regard for the president you support and no regard for your own political needs and desires.'”
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“Obama has not accomplished a key mission: sell his own successes and keep his own (political) troops fired up and ready to go.”
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“This is how proofiness works. The assertion is more important than the evidence itself.”
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“As the heated debate continues, it will be important that nonproliferation experts play a critical role in the discourse. Science-based statements, not snarky sound bites, should be the weapons of choice.”
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“This is not only a possible breach of national security; it is a potential violation of law. Under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982, it is a crime for anyone who has access to classified information to disclose intentionally information identifying a covert agent.”
-- David Corn
