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Colin Powell Quotes

«During the first 24 hours, I called every single foreign minister of the most affected nations, ... Our ambassadors immediately began distributing emergency aid. We set up teams.»
Author: Colin Powell
«These are nations that are spending their time and attention now delivering relief to their citizens, ... A visit by the president of the United States, with all that entails, would be a diversion of their attention from providing support.»
Author: Colin Powell
«When we pledge an amount, we plan to deliver that amount, ... Sometimes there are difficulties with respect to the actual delivery of resources. In a place like Iran, that might be particularly difficult.»
Author: Colin Powell
«We cannot sit by and idly let Iraq continue to thwart the will of the international community,»
Author: Colin Powell
«help the Palestinian people and the Palestinian leaders begin to put in place a more effective security structure to keep the violence under control.»
Author: Colin Powell
«There are these fissures within the Palestinian leadership that suggest maybe people are starting to realize where are we getting with the current leadership that we have, and perhaps we should consider new leaders,»
Author: Colin Powell
«In our response, we will have to take into account not only the perpetrators, but those who provide haven, support, inspiration -- financial and other assets -- to the perpetrators,»
Author: Colin Powell
«us or you aren't.»
Author: Colin Powell
«We have had a mixed relationship with Syria over the years,»
Author: Colin Powell
«We call on the Palestinians to begin to take immediate and decisive action to eradicate the infrastructure of terrorism and violence that has wrought such tragic bloodshed for both Palestinians and Israelis and has undermined Palestinian aspirations,»
Author: Colin Powell