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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.

Brent Scowcroft

Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.
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Consists Democracy Election
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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Country Democracy Election People
Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.
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Allies Country Enemy People
But, if you believe we should go around the world overturning regimes to make little United States, I don’t agree with that, because I don’t think we’re capable of doing that.
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Believe Thinking World
If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would.
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Chaos Country Feels People
After all, we didn’t bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.
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Country Democracy Firsts People
America wants to work with friends, with allies, with people of good will, to make this a better world.
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Better Country World People
I don’t think the Chinese look out at the world and want to overturn the system.
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Country Looks People System Thinking
Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
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Allies Progress Together Working
The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.
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We have not been forthcoming about explaining a security relationship for the region, in which Iran can feel secure and thus maybe willing to do something.
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Explain Forthcoming Region Something
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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But the central point is that any campaign against Iraq, whatever the strategy, cost and risks, is certain to divert us for some indefinite period from our war on terrorism.
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The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.
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Community Elements Radical Religion
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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Information technology has politicized the world’s population.
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