Zalmay Khalilzad Quotes:- Zalmay Khalilzad (born March 22, 1951) is an Afghan-American diplomat, who has served as the Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation at the State Department since September 2018.
Inspirational Zalmay Khalilzad Quotes
Iran has another policy as well: to work with militias, provide training, and provide weapons to extremist groups, direct and indirectly.
Zalmay Khalilzad
I think American impatience has to do with the notion that we don’t know what we’re doing. If we could project that we are moving in the right direction, Americans are ready to be very patient.
Zalmay Khalilzad
The national unity government will need to implement a program that brings all Iraqis together, builds a happy future for the people of Iraq, and gets Iraq to stand on its own feet.
Zalmay Khalilzad
We have opened Pandora’s box and the question is, what is the way forward? If another incident (occurs), Iraq is really vulnerable.
Zalmay Khalilzad
I consider the modernization of the Middle East the central challenge of our time. This region behaves as if it were disturbed if you’ll excuse the clinical expression.
Zalmay Khalilzad
I don’t believe that military intervention is always the right approach. What we need is a comprehensive strategy, one that advances democratization, economic reforms, and equal rights for women.
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Famous Quotes by Zalmay Khalilzad
The U.S. and Iraq will work together next year to shift Iraqi resources from unproductive subsidies to productive uses that enable Iraqis to earn livelihoods.
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When there have been differences between the various forces with regard to a particular issue, and they’ve asked for my help, I have proposed to their options for bridging the differences between them. Failure is not an option, and if they need my help, I have told them I’m available at any time.
Zalmay Khalilzad
The terrorists are seeking to provoke sectarian war, and Iraq needs a government of national unity in the face of this threat. Iraq is bleeding while they are moving at a very slow pace.
Zalmay Khalilzad
The country is bleeding. Iraqis want their leaders to rise to the occasion, to form a government of national unity.
Zalmay Khalilzad
Everyone believes that the prospect of civil war has diminished significantly over the past several days. All the mainstream leaders of Iraq believe that civil war must be avoided. It’s very positive that they are all saying it.
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Nation-building is our central task, both in Afghanistan and in Iraq. And states, nations can’t just be built with military power. Despite all difficulties, it’s very inspiring to see how the Kurds, the Arab Sunnis, and the Shiites are coming together here, how they’re jointly defining the basis on which their state is to be built, the political course this state will pursue and who is to receive which cabinet positions.
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