So be it. God created profoundly fallible creatures on this earth, and human history is mostly the story of error and accident. – Michael Ledeen
If you’re convinced that you face bad options, then by all means take the least bad. – Michael Ledeen
Iranians hate Arabs. They’re a fairly well-educated population and they have centuries of experience with self-government. – Michael Ledeen
The Iranians excel at identifying potential recruits for terrorist attacks, and then recruiting and training them. – 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
The ‘Axis of Evil’ was – and is – very real, as the tyrants of Iran, Iraq, and North Korea knew full well. – Michael Ledeen
I think Hadley is to Rice as Scowcroft was to Kissinger; not inclined to think or act independently. – 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
