The Europeans are starting to show that they're finally serious about the Iranian nuclear program, and they appear to be willing to use sticks against Iran. So I think it is imperative that the United States sit down with the Europeans and say, "Let's make this very clear to the Iranians. Either they can give up their nuclear program and their support for terrorism, in which case we'll given them all kinds of benefits. Otherwise, we'll join in comprehensive, multilateral sanctions that will cripple their very fragile economy."
It is unimaginable that the United States would have to contribute hundreds of billions of dollars and highly unlikely that we would have to contribu… - Kenneth M. Pollack
It is unimaginable that the United States would have to contribute hundreds of billions of dollars and highly unlikely that we would have to contribu…
- Kenneth M. Pollack
In the United States, Iran is nothing but a whipping-boy. Few Americans have any real use for Iran. Most of us, what we know and remember about Iran … - Kenneth M. Pollack
In the United States, Iran is nothing but a whipping-boy. Few Americans have any real use for Iran. Most of us, what we know and remember about Iran …
Iran uses terrorism very instrumentally as an element of foreign policy; they are not just intent on just killing as many people as possible, like al… - Kenneth M. Pollack
Iran uses terrorism very instrumentally as an element of foreign policy; they are not just intent on just killing as many people as possible, like al…
The Iranians are very skilled terrorist, and we'd have to expect that they'd hit at us as hard as they could. Especially in Iraq, where they have a g… - Kenneth M. Pollack
The Iranians are very skilled terrorist, and we'd have to expect that they'd hit at us as hard as they could. Especially in Iraq, where they have a g…
More likely, there were probably some real divisions within the Iranian government - some groups wanted to ally with al Qaeda against us, others didn… - Kenneth M. Pollack
More likely, there were probably some real divisions within the Iranian government - some groups wanted to ally with al Qaeda against us, others didn…
Most Iranians are sick and tired of revolutions. They've had one for the last 25 years, and they don't want another one. Those who've tried to spark … - Kenneth M. Pollack
Most Iranians are sick and tired of revolutions. They've had one for the last 25 years, and they don't want another one. Those who've tried to spark …
I think if you could remove all of the baggage - all of the ideology, the history, whatever else - and look in purely geostrategic terms, I think it'… - Kenneth M. Pollack
I think if you could remove all of the baggage - all of the ideology, the history, whatever else - and look in purely geostrategic terms, I think it'…
Our support for the Shah, the CIA coup in 1953 - has become infused into the Iranian political discourse. The regime that came to power in 1979 durin… - Kenneth M. Pollack
Our support for the Shah, the CIA coup in 1953 - has become infused into the Iranian political discourse. The regime that came to power in 1979 durin…
Once Iran gets nuclear weapons, they may believe that they are no longer vulnerable to either. - Kenneth M. Pollack
Once Iran gets nuclear weapons, they may believe that they are no longer vulnerable to either.
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