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Elliott Abrams (born January 24, 1948) is an American diplomat, lawyer, and political scientist who served in foreign policy positions for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. Abrams was convicted of withholding information from Congress about the Iran–Contra affair while serving under Reagan, but was pardoned by President George H. W. Bush.

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During most of the Bush administration, human rights and democracy in Egypt were on the front burner.

Administration, Burner, Democracy, Egypt, Rights

Moammar Gaddafi, who has called himself the 'Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,' should go down in history with the Emperor Bokassa and Idi Amin as a grotesque reminder of why people have the right to change their government.

Firsts, Government, Idi, Jamahiriya, People

It’s unlikely to change – there’s nothing in King Salman’s past as governor of Riyadh for about forty years that suggests that he was particularly a reformer, not on the role of women, not on democratic development. There’s been a rumor in the last couple of days that he said to someone in an e-mail that he’s in favor of a constitutional monarchy, but I would be surprised if the level of repression started to go down … I think the kind of thing that we would view as significant reforms is unlikely.

Couple, Democratic, Favor, Kings, Nothing, Thinking

Like all forms of collective security, multilateral sanctions require a unanimity rarely achieved in international politics.

Collective Security, Form, International, Politics, Rarely, Sanctions

In Iran, there is no freedom of the press, no freedom of speech, no independent judiciary, no free elections. There is no freedom of religion - not even for Shiites, who are forced by Irans theocracy to adhere to one narrow set of official rules.

Freedom Of Speech, Independent, Iran, Official, Rules, Speech

As the Palestinian leadership never seems to pay any penalty for its words, America's seriousness about the peace process is in doubt.

America, Doubt, Pay, Process, Peace

There isn't any way for the people of Nicaragua to find out what's going on in Nicaragua.

Nicaragua, People, Way

What does 'politicizing intelligence' mean? Using intel, or more often, partial intel, to produce an effect in line with White House policies rather than giving a full picture of a particular situation.

Full, Giving, House, Intelligence, Mean, White

First impressions matter. Experts say we size up new people in somewhere between 30 seconds and two minutes.

Experts, First Impression, Impressions, Matter, People, Two

The question was never whether the United States, E. U. , NATO, Arab League, U. N. Security Council, and African Union could together using economic sanctions, diplomatic pressure, and military attacks to bring Qaddafi down. The question was always how much time, how much blood, and what damage to NATO.

Blood, Economic Sanctions, Military, Question, Together, United

Israel's flexibility is dependent on its sense of security.

Dependent, Flexibility, Israel, Security, Sense

I never said I had no idea about most of the things you said I said I had no idea about.

Idea, Ideas, No Idea, Said, Things

The United States should help strengthen nongovernmental humanitarian agencies working in Sudan so that they can handle an increased flow of aid.

Agency, Flow, States, United, United States

There are no Muslim ghettos in the U. S.

Ghetto, Ghettos, Muslim

Today's status symbol is the Palm Pilot; tomorrow's is not having one, because you have a whole staff keeping track of you. It's like a winter coat in Washington: The ultimate status symbol isn't cashmere, it's no coat at all on the snowiest day of the year - because that means you have a car and driver waiting for you, so why do you need a coat?

Driver, Like, Mean, Staff, Winter, Years

Persecution of Christians is growing around the world, and Congress needs to pay more attention to it.

Attention, Christian, Christians, Needs, World

There is no way around the contradictions and dangers inherent in Israel's decision to free over 1,000 prisoners in order to liberate Gilad Shalit.

Contradictions, Decision, Free, Israel, Liberate, Order

The ultimate goal is to change Syria's behaviour on a variety of issues - on its interference in Lebanese internal affairs, on its support for Palestinian terrorist groups that oppose the Palestinian Authority, on, most importantly, acting as a land bridge between Iran and Hezbollah, where Hezbollah gets all its arms.

Bridge, Bridges, Hezbollah, Importantly, Iran, Issues

The way for the Palestinians to get a state is to go ahead and build it.

Ahead, Build, Palestinian, Palestinians, States, Way

On taking office in 2009, U. S. President Barack Obama put Israeli settlements at the center of U. S. policy in the Middle East.

Office, President, Middle East, Policy, Obama

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