Sandy Berger
Sandy Berger
Samuel Richard "Sandy" Bergerwas an American political consultant who served as the United States National Security Advisor for President Bill Clinton from March 14, 1997, until January 20, 2001. Before that he served as the Deputy National Security Advisor for the Clinton Administration from January 20, 1993, until March 14, 1997...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth28 October 1945
CountryUnited States of America
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In international affairs, you never threaten things you're not prepared to do.
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We believe that Pope's conviction was unjustifiable and wrong,
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There is no question in my mind that the Sudanese factory was producing chemicals that can be used in VX gas,
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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 9/11 commission and any suggestion to the contrary is simply, absolutely wrong.
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I think that is both because of the physical damage to the camps and because of the obvious vulnerability of those camps,
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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.
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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,
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We are receiving extraordinary cooperation from the government of Yemen,
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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.
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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.
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We were poised to take military action, and we remain poised to take military action,
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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,
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America has a unique role. When our national interests are involved, if we don't lead, very often things don't happen.
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This is an unfinished business. This is a part of the old chapter in our relationship that we cannot close.