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America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy.

Brent Scowcroft

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
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
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
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
Who is the guarantor, if there is one, of a more stable world? It’s the United States.
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Country People United States World
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
Since the days of Peter the Great, Russians have been maybe Europeans who didn’t share in the enlightenment and the reformation, or are they Mongol Asians with the European veneer. And they’ve gone back and forth.
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Enlightenment Gone Share
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 Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.
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Government Helping Needs
The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.
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Community Elements Radical Religion
Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.
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Allies Country Enemy People
The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.
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Art Diplomacy Opportunity
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
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
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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Country People Strength Stronger
After all, we didn’t bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.
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