Traditionally it's much harder to get countries to roll back from activities that they have already begun than to persuade countries not to start something. - Patrick Clawson Quotes
Traditionally it's much harder to get countries to roll back from activities that they have already begun than to persuade countries not to start something. Patrick Clawson
 

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I don't think they would go out of their way to violate protocol. - Patrick Clawson Quotes

I don't think they would go out of their way to violate protocol.

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The government will get a lot of blame; why did we bring this conflict? What happened? - Patrick Clawson Quotes

The government will get a lot of blame; why did we bring this conflict? What happened?

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 Conflict
If Iran gets to the point where it is capable of making a nuclear weapon, and then takes the final step. We'd have to ask, What the heck do they plan to do with it? - Patrick Clawson Quotes

If Iran gets to the point where it is capable of making a nuclear weapon, and then takes the final step. We'd have to ask, What the heck do they plan to do with it?

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It would be a pretty expensive way to go. But all of that is totally irrelevant because the debate is about fuel. There is no economic argument for Iran carrying out its own enrichment. - Patrick Clawson Quotes

It would be a pretty expensive way to go. But all of that is totally irrelevant because the debate is about fuel. There is no economic argument for Iran carrying out its own enrichment.

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 Debate
He is not an agent, but he wants to work with Iran to the extent it is compatible with Iraq's best interest. - Patrick Clawson Quotes

He is not an agent, but he wants to work with Iran to the extent it is compatible with Iraq's best interest.

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 Work
He is a very ambitious man, he thinks he has a role to play in the future of the country. - Patrick Clawson Quotes

He is a very ambitious man, he thinks he has a role to play in the future of the country.

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 Country
I think he is mistaken in his optimism, - Patrick Clawson Quotes

I think he is mistaken in his optimism,

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 Optimism
Iraqi businessmen had been bringing back the funds that they held abroad. Now that it doesn't look like the oil income is going to come, Iraq is going to be in a very difficult situation. There's going to be a tightening of belts that are already so tight that they're cutting off circulation. - Patrick Clawson Quotes

Iraqi businessmen had been bringing back the funds that they held abroad. Now that it doesn't look like the oil income is going to come, Iraq is going to be in a very difficult situation. There's going to be a tightening of belts that are already so tight that they're cutting off circulation.

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Iraq has performed miracles in going from destroyed ministry buildings and staff not showing up for work to creating a government. But it is still a fragile society that lacks skilled decision makers and political consensus, so it won't have a fully functioning government anytime soon. - Patrick Clawson Quotes

Iraq has performed miracles in going from destroyed ministry buildings and staff not showing up for work to creating a government. But it is still a fragile society that lacks skilled decision makers and political consensus, so it won't have a fully functioning government anytime soon.

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 Iraq
The focus on smart sanctions makes sense because they work the best. Big economic sanctions would not only be difficult to get, but Iran has vast foreign reserves from its oil revenues, so they can ride out what gets thrown at them. - Patrick Clawson Quotes

The focus on smart sanctions makes sense because they work the best. Big economic sanctions would not only be difficult to get, but Iran has vast foreign reserves from its oil revenues, so they can ride out what gets thrown at them.

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 Focus
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