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It is true that the U.S. could and should have been more generous as Russia made its painful transition to a market economy in the 1990s.

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Bad situations can always get worse.

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American presidents get to make lots of choices, with one critical exception: what awaits them in the in-box on top of the desk in the Oval Office.

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The United States is not just another country. It has more capacity and potential to influence the world than any other country - and no other country has the resources and mindset to lead a world that is not on autopilot.

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It is in the interest of Americans to find out what those wanting to be president think about a wide range of challenges and what they might do about them. We should want to get their take on the wisdom of past decisions, what they agree and disagree with, and why.

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In a world in which the United States does less, whatever set of calculations, other countries will tend to calculate - to move in one of two ways. Either they will assuage or, to use a more loaded term, appease the strongest power in the neighborhood with all the consequences of that, or they will determine to take matters into their own hands.

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If old American alliance commitments don't count for as much, countries will, in some cases, then say, 'Well, we've got to militarize in certain ways and act more independently.'

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Paradigm shifts, particularly in diplomacy and security issues, are, by definition, major undertakings.

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Americans never would alter the way entitlement programs are funded or education administered without serious study and widespread debate.

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America's armed forces are an essential background to much of what the U.S. accomplishes internationally.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Diplomat

Born: July 28th, 1951

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