black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.

Brent Scowcroft

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.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Boys Problem West
Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Allies Country Enemy People
It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Disputes Hussein Menace
Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Allies Progress Together Working
Saddam’s ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Country Democracy Election People
Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Consists Democracy Election
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.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Fighting Followed Numbers Terrorism
America wants to work with friends, with allies, with people of good will, to make this a better world.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Better Country World People
I’m afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Country Memories People United States
After all, we didn’t bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Country Democracy Firsts People
It’s not for nothing that the Iranians are known as rug merchants. They are.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Countries Known Merchants People
The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous. They want to achieve a return to the Islamic purity of the Middle Ages.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Age Dangerous Elements Islamic
Russia right now is searching for its soul. It’s trying to figure out what it really is.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Russia Soul Trying
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.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Country Different People Vietnam
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.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Country Money People United States War
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.
BRENT SCOWCROFT

Country Hussein Internal People Situation

It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Brent Scowcroft Quotes