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.
BRENT SCOWCROFTI think America has to do more than be a broker now. Because both the Palestinians are weak and Israel is very weak.
More Brent Scowcroft Quotes
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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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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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It’s not for nothing that the Iranians are known as rug merchants. They are.
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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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Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
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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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Russia right now is searching for its soul. It’s trying to figure out what it really is.
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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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It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.
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Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.
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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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After all, we didn’t bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.
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America wants to work with friends, with allies, with people of good will, to make this a better world.
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The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.
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Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.
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