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
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It is planned as an opportunity for him to watch and learn a little bit about it. But, you know, who knows what he'll do? I have not asked him.
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We're making progress, but we're not yet there. The Indians, hopefully, will have an opportunity from their end to see where we are, and we would expect those negotiations will continue by phone, document and the like, probably up to the president's visit.
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The stop in the Slovak Republic is a nice opportunity for the president to remind Europe and the rest of the world of the progress we've made together in that part of the world,
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It's also an opportunity to pay tribute to the people of the Slovak Republic, and also other countries in the region, for the right choices they made in pursuing democracy and freedom.
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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.
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We have seen those reports out of Pakistan. At this point, we are not in a position publicly to confirm that he is dead. But we're obviously -- if he is, that's a good thing for the war on terror.
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The president's strategy affirms that the doctrine of preemption remains sound and must remain an integral part of our national security strategy. If necessary, the strategy states, under longstanding principles of self defense, we do not rule out the use of force before attacks occur, even if uncertainty remains as to the time and place of the enemy's attack.
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While it will be a topic of discussion, you shouldn't expect any major new initiatives out of that,
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We would like to get it before the trip. If we can, great. If we can't, we'll continue to negotiate it after the trip.
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This summit is not about Hugo Chavez. We've had some long-standing concerns about the policy for his government. This is not news.
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We think we're going to make progress on three of them.
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There are questions raised in the Congress, and what this delay allows is for those questions to be addressed on the Hill. There's nothing to reopen.
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We think, in the end of the day, China also faces a strategic choice: whether they are going to follow up the increasing amounts of economic freedom they're affording to the people and whether they are willing to respond to the inevitable demands of their people for political freedom as well.
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Everybody understands the Sunnis need to be part of this process going forward and need to be part of this government. How that will sort out and get down is obviously for the Iraqis to decide.