William Cohen
William Cohen
William Sebastian Cohenis an American politician and author from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives and Senate, and as Secretary of Defenseunder Democratic President Bill Clinton...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 August 1940
CityBangor, ME
clear harassment plans room threats
These plans make it very clear . . . that there is no room for harassment or threats in the military.
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I am prepared to place 30 years of public service on the line to say the only factor that was important in this decision is what was in the American people's best interest. There were no other factors.
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I'm very confident that the department will be able to carry out its missions as we cross over into the new millennium.
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Terrorism is escalating to the point that Americans soon may have to choose between civil liberties and more intrusive means of protection.
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First, we must continually reaffirm the principle that the security of the United States is not, and should never be, a partisan matter. The United States can best defend its national security interests abroad by uniting behind a bipartisan security policy at home.
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Others [terrorists] are engaging even in an eco-type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves
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For while the threat of nuclear holocaust has been significantly reduced, the world remains a very unsettled and dangerous place.
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I am absolutely convinced that there are weapons...I saw evidence back in 1998 when we would see the inspectors being barred from gaining entry into a warehouse for three hours with trucks rolling up and then moving those trucks out.
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We have to yet really seriously debate the constitutional issues and whether or not we're willing to give up more freedom in order to have more security.
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The miracle of Grenada is how quickly the Cuban workers beat their plowshares into Soviet AK-47s.
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Taxpayers have spent more than $200 billion in the last decade on computer systems that are antiquated, incompatible, and not doing the job.
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Others are engaging even in an eco- type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves. So there are plenty of ingenious minds out there that are at work finding ways in which they can wreak terror upon other nations. It's real, and that's the reason why we have to intensify our efforts, and that's why this is so important.
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Government is the enemy until you need a friend.
successful opportunity problem
The opportunities and threats existing in any situation always exceed the resources needed to exploit the opportunities or avoid the threats. Thus, strategy is essentially a problem of allocating resources. If strategy is to be successful, it must allocate superior resources against a decisive opportunity.