Quotes from Day 1 of Open Debates

The following quotes were taken from Day 1 of the open debates, which kicked off on Tuesday of last week. Nations gathered with their questions in tow, ready to grill one another on the issues and viewpoints that plague international relations as they stand.

USA
“Are we threatened by Iran? Yes, absolutely, that is why our military is going there.”

“If Israel continues to defy us, then some of our funding is going to be pulled out”

“We will stand by Israel”

“How is our war with the Taliban going? Obviously not good.”

“Your organization is terrorist, you tell me...” – Obama to Hamas RE: progress with the war on terror

“If you want to point fingers as to why peaceful negotiations don’t work, then yes USA is to blame.” RE:Israel-Palestine conflict

“Unfortunately, there is no ideal solution, but despite all of the issues, you NEED us. Without us there, you would revert to the dark ages.” – re: USA’s involvement in the Middle East

“If Israel builds a dog house in West Bank, would we penalize them? No.”

Iran

“I am angry that the IAEA and USA are telling Iran to close their nuclear program when Israel has been doing worse than us all along,”

“I want their meddling hands OUT!” – Re: USA involvement in Iran

“I am prepared for war,” - to USA

“I never said that my plans would be peaceful, but they will resolve in peace.”

Fatah

“How do we know you’re not using the Palestine war as a cover-up for your own nuclear agenda?” - to Iran

“Fact of the matter is, Jerusalem is our capital, not yours.” – To Israel

North Korea

“If you’re threatening me then you must be in a position to go to war with me,” – to USA

“Well what have you done to help Fatah, Oh right... Nothing.” - to Fatah




Canada

“You don’t have the claims to the Arctic that you think you do.” – to Russia

“We’re building military ships... Not like canoes, but legitimate, armed ships!” RE: plans to fortify the arctic

“The ultimate goal here is peace, and as Canadian as that sounds, it’s true, and everyone sitting here wants it,”

“What we said at the meeting before was uneducated and unimportant.” RE: previous arctic sovereignty meeting

“We’re helping you a lot, so please just follow our rules” – to Israel RE: Jerusalem construction



Lauren Mascitelli
The Broadcast Notebook
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