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Doctrines don't govern policy. They provide a conceptual framework by which policymakers approach their decisions. But there is no such thing as a doctrine that controls policy in every way.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Approach Conceptual Controls Decisions Doctrine Doctrines Every Framework Govern Policy Policymakers Provide Thing Way Which

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Clinton saw himself much more as the steward of alliances and of consensus that moved in the right direction. He didn't see himself as someone who could change the overall thrust, I think, of global policy.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Alliance Change Clinton Consensus Could Direction Global He Himself More Moved Much Overall Policy Right Right Direction Saw See Someone Steward Think Thrust Who I Think

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I doubt there's any government in the world that guides itself primarily by strategy or conceptual documents or worldview. Anybody who has the reins of power has to look at practical limitations and tradeoffs - the fact that you can focus at most on one or two things at a time, that resources are limited.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Any Anybody Conceptual Documents Doubt Fact Focus Government Guides Itself Limitations Limited Look Most One Or Two Power Practical Primarily Reins Resources Strategy Things Time Two Who World Worldview You

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Snowden has yet to tell me anything that was a fact that I have been able to rebut or that anybody in the U.S. government I have talked to has been able to rebut.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Able Anybody Anything Been Fact Government Me Snowden Talked Tell U.s. Government

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Daniel Ellsberg showed tremendous courage back in the '70s.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Back Courage Daniel Tremendous

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Snowden has been very sparing about discussing his early life or his personal life.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: About Been Discussing Early His Life Personal Personal Life Snowden Sparing Very

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The surveillance of ordinary people is far greater than I would have imagined and far greater than the American public has been able to debate.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Able American American Public Been Debate Far Greater Imagined Ordinary Ordinary People People Public Surveillance Than Would

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Cheney was among the best secretaries of defence the country has ever had. He was a very effective White House chief of staff. He did not make many enemies, and he had the ability to persuade people with that soft tone and very reasonable style of his. He's always been exceptionally good as the right-hand man.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Ability Always Among Been Best Cheney Chief Country Defence Did Effective Enemies Ever Exceptionally Good Had He His House Make Man Many People Persuade Reasonable Secretaries Soft Staff Style Tone Very White White House

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I don't think Cheney started off in 2000 with a burning desire to become vice-president. I think the prospect gradually became more appealing, and he goosed the process.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Appealing Became Become Burning Burning Desire Cheney Desire Gradually He More Off Process Prospect Started Think Vice-President I Think

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The funny thing is that Dick Cheney has done more than anybody in the White House for quite a long time to throw up roadblocks against future historians.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Against Anybody Cheney Dick Cheney Done Funny Funny Thing Future Historians House Long Long Time More Quite Quite A Long Time Roadblocks Than Thing Throw Time Up White White House

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: November 3rd, 1960

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