Ali Khamenei (1939) Iranian Shiite faqih, Marja' and official independent islamic leader
December 31, 1999 speech on Qods Day, as quoted in "Iranian leader urges destruction of Israel", The Spokesman-Review (January 1, 2000)
1990s
“Marriage is like the Middle East, isn't it? There's no solution.”
Shirley, page 14.
Shirley Valentine (1986)
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British dramatist, lyricist and composer 1947Related quotes
Dan Quayle (1947) American politician, lawyer
All three of the above are from "Future Quayle Quotes We Can Expect to Hear" by Al Jaffee, in MAD magazine, (October 1991), pp. 10–11
Cited in [John Kerry or George W. Bush Misquotes, http://www.snopes.com/quotes/candidate.asp, snopes.com, 2008-12-31, 2004-09-22, Barbara Mikkelson]
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Wesley Clark (1944) American general and former Democratic Party presidential candidate
92nd Street Y Cultural Center (2007)
“They have totally destabilized the Middle East. It's a disaster.”
Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America
2010s, 2016, January, Speech at (18 January 2016)
“Israel Is A Hideous Entity In the Middle East Which Will Undoubtedly Be Annihilated.”
Ali Khamenei (1939) Iranian Shiite faqih, Marja' and official independent islamic leader
September 2, 2010 tweet https://twitter.com/khamenei_ir/status/22815824658 <br class="br">2010
“The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.”
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
Remarks by the President and the Vice President at Town Hall Meeting in Tampa, Florida https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-and-vice-president-town-hall-meeting-tampa-florida (28 January 2010) <br class="br">2010
“I believe women will lead the democracy movement in the Middle East.”
George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States
2010s, 2011, Speech at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (2011)
“To achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East takes guts, not guns.”
Queen Rania of Jordan (1970) Queen consort of Jordan
TIME interview (2007)
Joseph Nye (1937) American political scientist
Source: Understanding International Conflicts: An Introduction to Theory and History (6th ed., 2006), Chapter 9, A New World Order?, p. 281.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954) 12th President of Turkey from 2014
As quoted in Erdogan: "Democracy in the Middle East, PluralIism in Europe: Turkish View" http://www.turkishweekly.net/article/8/erdogan-democracy-in-the-middle-east-pluraliism-in-europe-turkish-view-.html, The Turkish Weekly (October 12, 2004)