George W. Bush Quotes About Diplomacy

• Important part of our diplomacy is that people take our words seriously.

  George W. Bush

  People, Important, Our Words

  "Raw Data: Text of Bush Interview". Interview with Brit Hume, www.foxnews.com. September 22, 2003.

• The best diplomacy starts with getting to know each other.

  George W. Bush

  Interesting, Diplomacy, Getting To Know Each Other

  "Crawford Ranch Serves as Diplomatic Retreat". www.foxnews.com. August 3, 2005.

• We favor a strong nonproliferation program that emphasizes diplomacy, reliance on multilateral regimes, controls on nuclear materials, and cooperative nuclear threat reduction.

  George W. Bush

  Religious, Strong, Nuclear

• Imagine how difficult this issue would be if Iran had a nuclear weapon. And so therefore it's up to the international community, including the United States, to work in concert to - for effective diplomacy.

  George W. Bush

  Community, Imagine, Difficult

  "American Morning" with Barbara Starr, edition.cnn.com. August 22, 2006.

• For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.

  George W. Bush

  America, Doubt, Diplomacy

  Third Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2004

• Diplomacy can be a frustrating thing. I think the strategy can work, so long as the force is robust and the rules of engagement are clear.

  George W. Bush

  Thinking, Long, Strategy

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• We will direct every resource at our command - every means of diplomacy, every tool of intelligence, every instrument of law enforcement, every financial influence, and every necessary weapon of war - to the destruction and to the defeat of the global terror network.

  George W. Bush

  War, Mean, Law

  Address to Joint Session of Congress Following 9/11 Attacks, delivered 20 September 2001

• There are limits to the smiles and scowls of diplomacy. Armies and missiles are not stopped by stiff notes of condemnation. They are held in check by strength and purpose and the promise of swift punishment.

  George W. Bush

  Army, Punishment, Promise

  "Governor George W. Bush - 'A Distinctly American Internationalism'". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, California, www.globalsecurity.org. November 19, 1999.

• We hope that diplomacy works before you ever use force. The hardest decision a president makes is ever to use force.

  George W. Bush

  Decision, President, Use

  George W. Bush at the second Presidential Debate in St. Louis, Missouri, www.cnn.com. October 9, 2004.

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