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When you launch a surgical operation, you must already be well deployed to follow it through with larger forces. That complicates matters: you need to be ready for a full-fledged campaign on the operational level and have the diplomatic backing lined up as well.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Backing Campaign Deployed Diplomatic Follow Forces Larger Launch Level Lined Matters Must Need Operation Operational Ready Surgical Through Up Well You

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Saddam Hussein has set an example of defiance, especially against the first President Bush, that other Arab leaders cannot and should not emulate; the example leads only to empty gestures and developmental stagnation, both of which the Arab nations have had enough of already.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Against Arab Both Bush Cannot Defiance Developmental Empty Emulate Enough Example First Gestures Had Had Enough Hussein Leaders Leads Nations Only Other President President Bush Saddam Saddam Hussein Set Should Stagnation Which

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The aim of the Palestinian terror is not just to kill Israelis but also to break the will of Israeli society in order to dictate a political solution. Israel should never yield to this terror campaign.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Aim Also Break Campaign Dictate Israel Israeli Israelis Just Never Order Palestinian Political Should Society Solution Terror Will Yield

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If Israel does not find the way to disengage from the Palestinians, its future might resemble the experience of Belfast or Bosnia - two communities bleeding each other to death for generations.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Belfast Bleeding Bosnia Communities Death Does Each Experience Find Future Generations Israel Might Other Palestinians Resemble Two Way

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Unfortunately, you cannot let your neck be kind of cut as a gesture for your neighbor, even if it's a good neighbor.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Be Kind Cannot Cut Even Gesture Good Kind Neck Neighbor Unfortunately You Your

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It's the role of a government to defend its soldiers and its citizens.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Citizens Defend Government Role Soldiers

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Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Change Even Eye Leadership Mind Open Replaced

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I don't think that the Iranians, even if they got the bomb, they're going to drop it immediately on some neighbor. They fully understand what might follow. They're radical, but not total mishuginas.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Bomb Drop Even Follow Fully Going Got Immediately Iranians Might Neighbor Radical Some Think Total Understand

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I respect General Halutz very much so.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: General Much Respect Very

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There is a perception across the Middle East that America is weakened. I believe the perception is wrong. The United States remains the world's mightiest military, economic and diplomatic power by far, with reach and abilities beyond rival.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Ability Across America Believe Beyond Diplomatic East Economic Far Middle Middle East Military Perception Power Reach Remains Rival States United United States Weakened World Wrong I Believe I Believe The

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Biography

Nationality: Israeli

Type: Statesman

Born: February 12th, 1942

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