11 Quotes by George Perkovich
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I don't understand how the Europeans can guarantee fuel supply if the U.S. isn't explicitly saying it won't impose sanctions on companies that cooperate with the Iranians,
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It is hard to see anything meaningful emerging. The talks weren't a step forward or backwards. The administration overestimated their power and logic and underestimated the problems and they are panicking.
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Pakistan may be driven to test a nuclear device for political reasons within the country, (to) show its own people that it can do this, even though, from the standpoint of a national interest, it would be better off not testing.
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I think it would be absolutely shocking that they not have some idea. There were planes flying back and forth.
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We mishandled the Iran connection from the beginning and there has been a screw-up. We have made it harder for the Indians.
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The strategic challenge the Bush administration faced was to convince the rest of the world that Iran is more dangerous than the United States.
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This deal not only lets India amass as many nuclear weapons as it wants, it looks like we made no effort to try to curtail them.
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It's part of a very intelligent, creative Iranian strategy - to go on the offense in every way possible and mobilize other actors against the US.
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The U.S. gave everything India wanted and got little in return. They framed the deal as necessary to cement a strategic partnership with India, and then this partner turns around and sides with Iran. That's not very strategic.
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