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The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.

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Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.
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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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It’s not for nothing that the Iranians are known as rug merchants. They are.
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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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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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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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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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Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
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It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.
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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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Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.
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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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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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I don’t think the Chinese look out at the world and want to overturn the system.
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The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.
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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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