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Michael Scheuer quotes

American Public Servant

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I think Mr. Clarke had a tendency to interfere too much with the activities of the CIA, and our leadership at the senior level let him interfere too much. So criticism from him I kind of wear as a badge of honor. Michael Scheuer
Michael Scheuer quote: "Sister Virginia used to say, 'You'll be known by the company..."
Sister Virginia used to say, 'You'll be known by the company you keep.' Michael Scheuer
The uniqueness of the unit was more or less that it was focused on a single individual. It was really the first time the agency had done that sort of effort. Michael Scheuer
Michael Scheuer quote: "Without the connotation good or bad, bin Laden's a great man..."
Without the connotation good or bad, bin Laden's a great man in the sense that he's influenced the course of history. Michael Scheuer
I'm much better informed than Mr. Clarke ever was about the nature of the intelligence that was available again Osama bin Laden and which was consistently denigrated by himself and Mr. Tenet. Michael Scheuer
Michael Scheuer quote: "'The war in Iraq - if Osama was a Christian - it's the..."
'The war in Iraq - if Osama was a Christian - it's the Christmas present he never would have expected. Michael Scheuer
One of the great intellectual failures of the American intelligence community, and especially the counterterrorism community, is to assume if someone hasn't attacked us, it's because he can't or because we've defeated him. Michael Scheuer
It's not a choice between war and peace. It's a choice between war and endless war. It's not appeasement. I think it's better even to call it American self-interest. Michael Scheuer
A nuclear weapon of some dimension, whether it's actually a nuclear weapon, or a dirty bomb, or some kind of radiological device. Yes, I think it's probably a near thing. Michael Scheuer
The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been OK in my book. Michael Scheuer
Michael Scheuer quote: "Our leaders continue to say that we're making strong headway..."
Our leaders continue to say that we're making strong headway against this problem. And I think we are not. Michael Scheuer
Michael Scheuer quote: "Until we respect bin Laden, we are going to die in numbers..."
Until we respect bin Laden, we are going to die in numbers that are probably unnecessary. Michael Scheuer
Bin Laden does reprehensible activities, and we should surely take care of that by killing him as soon as we can. But he's not an irrational man. He's a very worthy enemy. He's an enemy to worry about. Michael Scheuer
No one should be surprised when Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda detonate a weapon of mass destruction in the United States. I don't believe in inevitability. But I think it's pretty close to being inevitable. Michael Scheuer
Saudi Arabia was, until just a few years ago, probably one of the most safe countries on earth. And now the paper is daily full of activities and shootouts between Islamists who supported Osama bin Laden and the government there. Michael Scheuer

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