Diplomacy Quotes
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Diplomacy should always be the first option, and every mission should have a clear, achievable objective that is in the interests of the United States.
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Indeed, the key to all diplomacy was knowing when they were serious about their threats and when they were posturing. Nations were like individuals, requiring cultivation and the paying of respect.
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Diplomacy should always be our first option. Most politicians only talk, not fight. I’ve fought; talking is far better than fighting.
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To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.
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Persuasion should come before force. In any case it is the availability of raw power, not the use of it, that makes for effective diplomacy.
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I think if I had to do it over again, I'd do it the same way. I would just put more resources into getting the public diplomacy part much stronger than we were able to.
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Doing this will not impede our diplomacy.
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I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let the military do whatever is necessary to win.
