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Sleepwalking to Surrender: Dealing with Terrorism in Pakistan QUOTES

1 " Given that the Taliban is a Pashtun movement, the tendency of the Pashtun man to emphasize his individuality through disagreement rather than agreement will come to the fore after the disappearance of the already 'loose' authority of Mullah Omar. "

― , Sleepwalking to Surrender: Dealing with Terrorism in Pakistan

2 " Whether you extrapolate from Machiavelli or Castiglione, a kind of unworthy wisdom has stood the test of time in statecraft: you should have principles to make your conduct predictable, but at the same time know that you are limiting your options. It works if you are strong because you can force others to conform; but if you are weak, then having no principles means you have limitless options for action and can adjust through flexibility to acts dictated by others. "

― , Sleepwalking to Surrender: Dealing with Terrorism in Pakistan

3 " If 'pleasing the people' is the only criterion (of a 'big' leader), then going to war or pretending to go to war or simulating outrage and bad mouthing states you can do nothing about, is the playbook for you. "

― , Sleepwalking to Surrender: Dealing with Terrorism in Pakistan