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In all of our efforts, we continue to emphasize the importance of inclusivity and transparency on the part of the Afghan government and leadership, especially in linking nascent local governing institutions to the decision-making and financial resources in Kabul.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Afghan Continue Decision-Making Efforts Emphasize Financial Governing Government Importance Institutions Leadership Linking Local Our Part Resources Transparency

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Needless to say, innumerable challenges exist in all areas of governance, and much more needs to be done to help the Afghan government assume full responsibility for addressing the concerns of ordinary Afghan citizens.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Addressing Afghan Area Assume Challenges Citizens Concerns Done Exist Full Governance Government Help More Much Needless Needs Ordinary Responsibility Say

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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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I'm heartened that, for the first time, we're seeing some of the Internet Service Providers and the social media sites taking action against the Islamic State. That's the kind of initiative that can very, very much augment on an industrial scale what the government is trying to do.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Action Against First First Time Government Industrial Initiative Internet Islamic Kind Media Much Providers Scale Seeing Service Sites Social Social Media Some State Taking Time Trying Very

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It wasn't just Shia that would go to Tehran and see the commander of the Quds Force and others and the legitimate government leaders. It was also Kurdish leaders and Sunni Arabs who would even link up with Qassim Suleimani, the commander of the Quds Force - maybe not in Tehran but in Turkey or somewhere else.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Also Arabs Commander Else Even Force Go Government Just Kurdish Leaders Legitimate Link Maybe Others See Somewhere Somewhere Else Turkey Up Who Would

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In many respects, Afghanistan represents a more difficult problem set. It does not have a number of the blessings that Iraq has in terms of the oil, gas, land of two rivers, the human capital that Iraq built up over the years, the muscle memory of a strong government - albeit one that was corrupted over time.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Afghanistan Albeit Blessings Built Capital Corrupted Difficult Does Gas Government Human Iraq Land Many Many Respects Memory More Muscle Number Oil Over Problem Represents Respects Rivers Set Strong Terms Time Two Up Years

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This is a basic function of Congress to keep the government running. And so, what we ought not to do is play politics with those who have been affected by disasters.

~David Plouffe

Topics: Affected Basic Been Congress Disasters Function Government Keep Ought Play Politics Running Those Who

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Elections do have consequences, and those we elect and far too often re-elect have forgotten how government works and for whom they work for, and that an ever growing, power hungry state and federal government are not the answer to the problem, but 80% of the time are the problem.

~David Pratt

Topics: Answer Consequences Elect Elections Ever Far Federal Federal Government Forgotten Government Growing How Hungry Often Power Problem State Those Time Too Whom Work Works

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Unified party control of the organs of government has proved no panacea.

~David Price

Topics: Control Government Organs Panacea Party Proved Unified

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So I went to George and told him I had the opportunity to become the figurehead of a government safety campaign, and he agreed to give me the week off and reschedule shooting!

~David Prowse

Topics: Agreed Become Campaign George Give Give Me Government Had He Him Me Off Opportunity Safety Shooting Week

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