I Think A Failed State Is The

If You Are Talking About Terrorism, You Need To Sit Down And Understand What Is Making These People Put Dynamite Around Their Waists And Blow Themselves Up.

Keep An Open Mind And Be Ready To Change And Adapt To The Situation. Don't Ask Reality To Conform To Your Blueprint, But Transform Your Blueprint To Adapt To Reality.

Somebody Was Asking Me The Other Day - President Bush Is Now Talking About Freedom For The Arab World. I Say, Well, That's Great. I Was Talking About That Fifty Years Ago.

But You Are Absolutely Right That When The International Community Decides To Help In A Meaningful Manner A Country Like Afghanistan, Then Coordination Between The Various Actors That Are Involved In These Processes Is Very, Very Difficult Indeed.

The Third Point Is That For Some Time The Un Has Been Talking About Helping Afghanistan In The Reconstruction Of The Country But There Has Never Been Any Real Commitment By The International Community To Provide Resources For That.