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Friday, September 25. 2009

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"The problem with having the Americans as your allies is that you never know when they'll turn around and stab themselves in the back."


Bernard Lewis, as quoted in a David Warren piece on Honduras

Posted by Bird Dog in Quotidian Quotable Quote (QQQ) at 07:33 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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Or shoot ourselves in the foot. It is indeed sad that we have become unreliable, meek, lost our backbone, and sold our souls to the company store. We do not have the respect for the very things that made this Nation great. The few who do, are the young men and women in our military, and unfortunately, look who they have as their leader.
#1 Cilla Mitchell (Link) on 2009-09-25 08:32 (Reply)
He didn't say it.


I greatly appreciate the honor of being cited at the conclusion of your editorial "Obama's Missile Offense" (Sept. 18), but unfortunately, both the quotation and the attribution are incorrect.

The remark was made by a Turkish general soon after Turkey joined NATO. He said, "The problem with having the Americans as your allies is that you never know when they'll turn around and stab themselves in the back."

I have quoted this many times but cannot claim credit for it.

Bernard Lewis

Princeton, N.J.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204518504574421083098650214.html
#2 James on 2009-09-25 16:14 (Reply)

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