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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
After all, we didn’t bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.
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Country Democracy Firsts People
I think America has to do more than be a broker now. Because both the Palestinians are weak and Israel is very weak.
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Broke Country People Thinking Weak
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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Country Hussein Internal People Situation
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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Country People Period Strategy War
Europeans are familiar with terrorism and violence. We have not experienced a true conflict on our soil in a hundred years, and especially not one that involved 3,000 dead.
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Experience Soil Violence Years
It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.
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Disputes Hussein Menace
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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Age Dangerous Elements Islamic
The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.
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Community Elements Radical Religion
Russia right now is searching for its soul. It’s trying to figure out what it really is.
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Russia Soul Trying
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
Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
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Allies Progress Together Working
I’m afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.
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Information technology has politicized the world’s population.
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Population Technology World
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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Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.
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