America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy.
BRENT SCOWCROFTAmerica 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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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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After all, we didn’t bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.
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The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.
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Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
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Much of what we know about mathematics and trade comes from the Arabs. Then came stagnation, and now they’re the West’s whipping boy. This is a problem that cannot be solved overnight, and certainly not militarily.
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The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.
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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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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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Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.
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Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.
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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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Who is the guarantor, if there is one, of a more stable world? It’s the United States.
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Information technology has politicized the world’s population.
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The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.
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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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