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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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Russia right now is searching for its soul. It’s trying to figure out what it really is.
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Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.
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The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.
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The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.
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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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I’m afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.
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Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.
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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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Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
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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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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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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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If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would.
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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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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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After all, we didn’t bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.
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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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