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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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Who is the guarantor, if there is one, of a more stable world? It’s the United States.
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Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.
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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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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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It’s not for nothing that the Iranians are known as rug merchants. They are.
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Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
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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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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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I don’t think the Chinese look out at the world and want to overturn the system.
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It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.
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Information technology has politicized the world’s population.
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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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I’m afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.
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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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Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.
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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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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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