I think that Vietnam, many of us who served in Vietnam thought that was very wasteful, and to what end? To what end? What were we really there for? What were we really fighting for? Richard Armitage endfightserve Change image and share on social
We've had Saudis and Jordanians and Pakistanis who have - and Syrians - who have been involved in armed attacks against coalition forces in Iraq. Richard Armitage armattackcoalition Change image and share on social
The war we are fighting today against terrorism is a multifaceted fight. We have to use every tool in our toolkit to wage this war - diplomacy, finance, intelligence, law enforcement, and of course, military power - and we are developing new tools as we go along. Richard Armitage developdiplomacyenforcement share on social
Iran has interest in seeing that the Shia population of Iraq basically adhere to a line that comes from Iran. Richard Armitage adherebasicallyinterest Change image and share on social
I value my ability to keep state secrets. Richard Armitage abilitysecretstate Change image and share on social
I would not suggest the U.S. should sit down with the North Koreans bilaterally immediately after they've fired missiles - because the appearance is that you reward bad behavior. But if North Korea behaves for some period of time, I would pretty much favor direct talks. Richard Armitage appearancebadbehave share on social
Whenever you're out of town, no matter modern communications, you feel a little bit out of touch. Richard Armitage bitecommunicationfeel Change image and share on social
I think what Osama bin Laden does is to take the fact that some peoples lack hope and lack opportunity, and twist it to his own ends. Richard Armitage binendfact Change image and share on social
I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all people. Richard Armitage democracydemocraticdevelopment Change image and share on social
What could be better in al-Qaeda's mind than to have India and Pakistan going at each other? What more to further their aims? Richard Armitage aimindiamind Change image and share on social