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Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.

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If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would.
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It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.
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Russia right now is searching for its soul. It’s trying to figure out what it really is.
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America is stronger than any state probably since the Roman Empire. But we can’t do what used to be done with that kind of strength.
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Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.
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After all, we didn’t bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.
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The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous. They want to achieve a return to the Islamic purity of the Middle Ages.
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Saddam’s ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.
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It’s not for nothing that the Iranians are known as rug merchants. They are.
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To sum up, the position we took was that since we didn’t know the internal situation in Iraq nor Saddam Hussein, that our best bet was to take counsel from the people who did know him and who did deal with him.
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Information technology has politicized the world’s population.
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Who is the guarantor, if there is one, of a more stable world? It’s the United States.
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Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
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The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.
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If you look back at the first Gulf war, the Arabs sent forces, they sent money. So their interests in Iraq are clear, but they’re nowhere to be seen now. Why? Because right now, it’s dangerous to be seen as supporting the United States.
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I don’t think the Chinese look out at the world and want to overturn the system.
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