Putin has a lot at stake here and restoring the relationship with the United States, and there are already signs as Sandy mentioned that hes moving in the right direction to begin to ascertain that their trade with Iran is not used for the production of nuclear weapons. – Frank Carlucci
And I argued with that intelligence estimate and I think it is a responsibility of policymakers to use their best judgment on the basis of the intelligence theyve received. – Frank Carlucci
I can remember when I was National Security Adviser, the intelligence community told us… they put out an intelligence report saying that Iran would never back off from attacks on shipping in the Gulf if we use force. – Frank Carlucci
Policymakers have to make judgments based on the best intelligence they get. – Frank Carlucci
I am an optimist about the UK. We have been involved in trade with our European partners, which we will always be doing whatever this relationship is. We are a member of the EU. That gives us benefits. But we have to figure out where that is going. In the world, we are a global trader already. – Iain Duncan Smith