Mike Waltz
US ambassador to the UN.
Notable Quotes
"The board is not talking. It's doing."View Story →
"Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon."View Story →
"It’s a matter of global security. And to that end, the United States is taking lawful actions."View Story →
"In light of the Taliban's intransigence, we must carefully evaluate the utility of international assistance and engagement in Afghanistan."View Story →
"In light of the Taliban’s intransigence, we must carefully evaluate the utility of international assistance and engagement in Afghanistan."View Story →
"I wouldn't go that far at all. The president is keeping all options on the table."View Story →
"hostage diplomacy"View Story →
"When you have a regime that has its grips in so much critical infrastructure... then that makes those legitimate targets."View Story →
"France of voting for a human rights chief who had been 'lecturing' democratic countries while 'cozying up to the world's worst oppressors'."View Story →
"They are holding the global economy at gunpoint."View Story →
"They are holding the global economy at gunpoint."View Story →
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