Michael Ledeen Quotes & Sayings

So be it. God created profoundly fallible creatures on this earth, and human history is mostly the story of error and accident. — Michael Ledeen

It's hard not to be in favor of taking down monsters. — Michael Ledeen

The Iranians excel at identifying potential recruits for terrorist attacks, and then recruiting and training them. — Michael Ledeen

The 'Axis of Evil' was - and is - very real, as the tyrants of Iran, Iraq, and North Korea knew full well. — Michael Ledeen

Like Afghanistan before it, Iraq is only one theater in a regional war. We were attacked by a network of terrorist organizations supported by several countries, of whom the most important were Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. — Michael Ledeen

Iranians hate Arabs. They're a fairly well-educated population and they have centuries of experience with self-government. — Michael Ledeen

If you're convinced that you face bad options, then by all means take the least bad. — Michael Ledeen

I think Hadley is to Rice as Scowcroft was to Kissinger; not inclined to think or act independently. — Michael Ledeen

China is a civilization pretending to be a nation. — Michael Ledeen

Fighting back against Iran is difficult and costly. No American president from Carter to Obama has been willing to take it on. — Michael Ledeen