The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.
BRENT SCOWCROFTWe 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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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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It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.
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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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I’m afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.
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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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The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.
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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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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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If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would.
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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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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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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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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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Who is the guarantor, if there is one, of a more stable world? It’s the United States.
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The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.
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