Imperial Hubris Quotes

“Bin Laden has been precise in telling America the reasons he is waging war on us. None of the reasons have anything to do with our freedom, liberty, and democracy, but have everything to do with U.S. policies and actions in the Muslim world.”
― Michael Scheuer, Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror

“As Ronald Spiers, a former U.S. ambassador to Turkey and Pakistan, has said, the “Robotic repetition of ‘because they hate freedom’ does not do as an explanation.”
― Michael Scheuer, Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror