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
consistent principles values
in a way that is consistent with our values and principles.
accumulate doctrine fact reflects simply stand talked threats
The doctrine of preemption which we have talked about reflects simply the fact that we can not stand by while threats accumulate and grow.
carrots mix
a mix of carrots and sticks, and who should the carrots come from and what should they be.
squares democracy tahrir-square
Let's remember that the revolution in Tahrir Square was not anti-American, it was not anti-Israeli, it was for democracy and freedom. That's a good thing.
military command-and-control target
In a military operation, the command and control elements are a legitimate target.
withdrawal done needs
We hope and we've made clear that the forces need to come out. It needs to be full and complete withdrawal. Our position is it needs to be done as soon as possible so that the elections can be free, fair and free of outside influence.
racing looks funny-racing
There's Pam watching anxiously. She doesn't look anxious though.
should-have wmd community
No one from the intelligence community, anyplace else ever came in and said, ‘What if Saddam is doing all this deception because he actually got rid of the WMD and he doesn't want the Iranians to know?' Now somebody should have asked that question. I should have asked that question. Nobody did. Turns out that was the most important question in terms of the intelligence failure that never got asked.
pakistan allies united-states
Pakistan is an old ally of the United States.
war pakistan allies
Pakistan is both an ally in the war on terror, and in some sense, a battleground of the war on terror.
thinking rights america
I think it is very important for any U.S. administration to be clear that America stands on the side of freedom and democracy and respect for individual rights.
initial reports
Initial reports are encouraging. In the end of the day, it's going to be deeds, not words, that matter.