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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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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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Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
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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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Country Hussein Internal People Situation
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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Who is the guarantor, if there is one, of a more stable world? It’s the United States.
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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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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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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 art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.
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Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.
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Information technology has politicized the world’s population.
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Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.
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It’s not for nothing that the Iranians are known as rug merchants. They are.
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It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.
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