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Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.

Brent Scowcroft

But, if you believe we should go around the world overturning regimes to make little United States, I don’t agree with that, because I don’t think we’re capable of doing that.
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Believe Thinking World
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
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
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
Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.
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Allies Country Enemy People
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
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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Country Democracy People States
Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.
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Consists Democracy Election
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
It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.
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Disputes Hussein Menace
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.
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Community Elements Radical Religion
After all, we didn’t bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.
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Country Democracy Firsts 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
The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.
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Art Diplomacy Opportunity

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