"You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done."
— Kofi Annan

January 1, 1970

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Political leadersNobel Peace Prize laureatesMassachusetts Institute of Technology alumniDiplomatsEconomists from Ghana
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Press conference regarding the use of force to gain compliance from Saddam Hussein (24 February 1998)