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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 radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.
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Community Elements Radical Religion
Information technology has politicized the world’s population.
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Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
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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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The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.
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Art Diplomacy Opportunity
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
Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.
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Consists Democracy Election
We have not been forthcoming about explaining a security relationship for the region, in which Iran can feel secure and thus maybe willing to do something.
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Explain Forthcoming Region Something
Since the days of Peter the Great, Russians have been maybe Europeans who didn’t share in the enlightenment and the reformation, or are they Mongol Asians with the European veneer. And they’ve gone back and forth.
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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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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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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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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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Who is the guarantor, if there is one, of a more stable world? It’s the United States.
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