Quotes for All
Seeing the Afghan women in their burqas, it’s easy to say, \”Well, they’re not as fully aware as I am, so why do I have to worry so much about their plight?\” But that’s a misunderstanding. They are brutally aware of their station. Eliza Griswold
Since 1996, the Feminist Majority Foundation has been immersed in a campaign to support Afghan women and girls in their fight against the brutal oppression of the Taliban. Eleanor Smeal
I mean, how many men would have gone on to the floor of the House as Carolyn Maloney did and wear a burkha to show the fight of Afghan women. Eleanor Smeal
Carolyn Maloney has been a consistent fighter for Afghan women but also for International Family Planning Bills. Eleanor Smeal
Carolyn Maloney led the fight to make sure that DNA evidence kits are processed and passed the Debbie Smith Bill. She, when no one almost would listen to us on the whole issue of the Taliban and its treatment of women, she helped pass the Afghan Women’s Empowerment Act. Eleanor Smeal
The reality is that [Barack] Obama has some 15 countries in the current Libya coalition. President Bush put together close to 50 countries for the Afghan coalition, some 40 countries for the Iraqi coalition, more than 90 countries for the Proliferation Security Initiative and over 90 countries in the Global War on Terror. Donald Rumsfeld
When I first got famous, Greg Dulli was also just starting to cook with the Afghan Whigs, and because of the MTV awards I met Dave Grohl and Nirvana and all these rock and roll bands. So I had experience with what it was like when people were taking off at that time. Denis Leary
The question is always how you get the number of troops needed. They do not have to be coalition forces. We also have to expand the training program for the Afghan National Army and the national police, in particular. and Defense Secretary Robert Gates has already announced support for a significant increase in the Afghan … Read more
The fact is that Iran doesn’t want to see the Taliban come back any more than do most Afghan citizens. David Petraeus
We obviously don’t want to cause problems for the Afghan government, President Hamid Karzai and the Afghan people. In fact, we want them to support our efforts on their behalf and not see us as unwelcome occupiers. David Petraeus