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If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would.

Brent Scowcroft

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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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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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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If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would.
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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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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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After the ’30s, we said, “no more Munichs.” And it got us in a lot of problems. Then we said, “No more Vietnams.” Now if we say, “No more Iraqs,” the next one won’t be an Iraq. It will be something different. You can’t learn lessons.
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The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.
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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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America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy.
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I’m afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.
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It’s not for nothing that the Iranians are known as rug merchants. They are.
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The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.
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My point was that removing Saddam should not have been our highest priority. Fighting terrorism should have been our number one concern, followed by the Palestinian peace process.
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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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