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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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It’s not for nothing that the Iranians are known as rug merchants. They are.
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Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.
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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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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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The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.
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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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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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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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Information technology has politicized the world’s population.
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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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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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I’m afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.
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Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
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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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Who is the guarantor, if there is one, of a more stable world? It’s the United States.
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