Stephen Hadley
Stephen Hadley
Stephen John Hadleywas the 21st U.S. Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, serving under President George W. Bush...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth13 February 1947
CountryUnited States of America
Stephen Hadley quotes about
colleague miss worked
I worked with Scooter very closely. I will miss him as a colleague and as a friend.
engaging europeans objection
We don't feel we are engaging the regime. Again, what we are doing is removing some objection to something the Europeans are doing.
continue dialogue issue sure
We'll want to continue to have a dialogue on that issue to make sure that we continue to see that issue the same way.
critics listened pursuing
We've listened to our critics and are already pursuing many of their proposals.
clear consistent president states united values
The president has been very clear we're doing that in a way that is consistent with our values and that is why he's been very clear that the United States will not torture.
america believes clearest confront fully lesson president remember states threats united
The president believes that we must remember the clearest lesson of Sept. 11: that the United States of America must confront threats before they fully materialize.
behavior extent looking
The Pentagon is looking into them. To the extent that kind of behavior is inconsistent with our policy, it will be stopped.
attract crowds expect issues learned meetings tend
You know, we have learned to expect that big meetings tend sometimes to attract big crowds of demonstrators, ... The issues vary.
against clear consistent country defend necessary president states terrorists united values war win
While we have to do what is necessary to defend the country against terrorists and to win the war on terror, the president has been very clear that we're going to do that in a way that is consistent with our values and that is why he has been very clear that the United States will not torture.
headline issue
It's going to be an issue during this trip, it's going to be an issue after this trip. I don't think you're going to see, you know, headline breakers.
attend meeting washington
There was a meeting in Washington on that date. I did attend a meeting with him.
bury countries enhanced summit supposed talk terms trade
It's not deadlocked, ... We went from a summit which was supposed to bury FTAA to a summit ... in which all 34 countries actually talk in terms of enhanced trade and an FTAA.
aid dwarfs economic enhance enhancing free growth impact investment leverage opportunity private prosperity specific terms trade
The big opportunity to enhance prosperity in the region, of course, is the trade agenda, ... Because, as you know, through free trade and private investment the leverage you get in terms of economic growth and enhancing prosperity really dwarfs the impact of specific aid programs.
clear committed manifested night obviously people president putin says trying watch
That said, one of the things we've also made clear -- and the president was trying to make clear the other night -- is when President Putin says that he is committed to democracy, people will obviously watch and see how that is manifested in action.