"We did not go to war in Afghanistan or in Iraq to, quote, ‘impose democracy.’ We went to war in both places because we saw those regimes as a threat to the United States."
― Paul Wolfowitz
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War
More From Paul Wolfowitz
- "It’s wonderful that so many people want to contribute to fighting aids or malaria. But, if somebody isn’t paying attention to the overall health system in the country, a whole lot of money can be wasted."
- "I told my father I had to try political science for a year. He thought I was throwing my life away."
- "I think, in the longer view of things, there is a very powerful pull in the direction of participatory government."
More In War
- "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."― Albert Einstein
- "We managed to put together a compilation that had some creativity to it. In the meantime I was listening to the free radio stations and I noticed that during their war coverage they were playing these songs born out of the Vietnam War that were all critical of the soldiers."― Joni Mitchell
- "What a cruel thing war is… to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors."― Robert E. Lee