Rachel Bronson Quotes

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. - Rachel Bronson

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. - Rachel Bronson

We know wealthy Saudis are funding terror. With higher oil prices, they just have more money to do so. - Rachel Bronson

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? - Rachel Bronson

The UAE is the major banking center in the area, and they realized that unless they got serious about fixing their banking laws, their entire economic base would collapse. - Rachel Bronson

The tricky problem in peace talks is always Jerusalem. - Rachel Bronson

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

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

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. - Rachel Bronson

Page 1 of 2

Next -> Last ->>