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My guess is that before Obama departs, he will adopt some of the more aggressive military options he has been resisting, such as 'safe zones' inside Syria and more aggressive deployment of U.S. special forces.

~David Ignatius

Topics: Adopt Aggressive Been Before Deployment Forces Guess He Inside Military More Obama Options Resisting Safe Some Special Special Forces Syria Will Zone

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Empty political space will be filled by extremists unless the United States and its allies build strong local forces that can suppress terrorist groups and warlords both. When the U.S. creates such local forces, it must be persistent. If it withdraws from these efforts, as America did in Iraq in 2011, it invites mayhem.

~David Ignatius

Topics: Allies America Both Build Creates Did Efforts Empty Extremists Filled Forces Groups Invites Iraq Local Mayhem Must Persistent Political Space States Strong Suppress Terrorist United United States Unless Will

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I want my books to last, to stand the test of time, and to do that I focus on the forces that shape the subject - the cultural and sociological geography - to capture them in a way that will explain them no matter what they are doing.

~David Maraniss

Topics: Books Capture Cultural Doing Explain Focus Forces Geography Last Matter Shape Sociological Stand Subject Test Them Time Want Way Will

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I had the privilege of serving in uniform with British forces in Cold War Europe, Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the greater Middle East.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Afghanistan Bosnia British Cold Cold War East Europe Forces Greater Had Iraq Middle Middle East Privilege Serving Uniform War

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The proximate cause of Iraq's unraveling was the increasing authoritarian, sectarian, and corrupt conduct of the Iraqi government and its leader after the departure of the last U.S. combat forces in 2011.

~David Petraeus

Topics: After Authoritarian Cause Combat Conduct Corrupt Departure Forces Government Increasing Iraq Iraqi Last Leader Sectarian

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During the surge and in the years after the surge, Iraqi forces fought and died for their country at vastly higher numbers than did U.S. and coalition forces. We know that they can fight.

~David Petraeus

Topics: After Coalition Country Did Died Fight Forces Fought Higher Iraqi Know Numbers Surge Than Vastly Years

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What is certain is that plurality and diversity are not, and never can be, a natural 'byproduct' of unregulated market forces.

~David Puttnam

Topics: Certain Diversity Forces Market Natural Never

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When you have an acoustic bass in the ensemble it really changes the dynamic of the record because it kind of forces everybody to play with a greater degree of sensitivity and nuance because it just has a different kind of tone and spectrum than the electric bass.

~David Sanborn

Topics: Acoustic Bass Because Changes Degree Different Different Kind Dynamic Electric Ensemble Everybody Forces Greater Just Kind Nuance Play Really Record Sensitivity Spectrum Than Tone You

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Success, in a generally accepted sense of the term, means the opportunity to experience and to realize to the maximum the forces that are within us.

~David Sarnoff

Topics: Accepted Experience Forces Generally Maximum Means Opportunity Realize Sense Success Term Us Within

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Though sporting a hideous mustache is in no way comparable to the physical pain and mental suffering men with these diseases endure, Movember still forces participants to challenge their manhood on a daily basis. Growing a moustache for men's cancer isn't as feel-good an activity as running a marathon for a cure.

~David Sax

Topics: Activity Basis Cancer Challenge Comparable Cure Daily Daily Basis Diseases Endure Forces Growing Hideous Manhood Marathon Men Mental Moustache Mustache Pain Participants Physical Physical Pain Running Still Suffering Though Way

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