Patrick Clawson Quotes

So long as Iran has an Islamic republic, it will have a nuclear-weapons program, at least clandestinely. The key issue, therefore, is: How long will the present Iranian regime last?

- Patrick Clawson

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The focus on smart sanctions makes sense because they work the best. Big economic sanctions would not only be difficult to get, but Iran has vast foreign reserves from its oil revenues, so they can ride out what gets thrown at them. - Patrick Clawson

Traditionally it's much harder to get countries to roll back from activities that they have already begun than to persuade countries not to start something. - Patrick Clawson

Dubai is a place with few rules, but one of the few things tightly regulated is port security, and that's why the U.S. Navy feels comfortable using Dubai more than any other port in the world. - Patrick Clawson