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The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.
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America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy.
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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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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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After all, we didn’t bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.
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The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.
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Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
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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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Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.
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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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Who is the guarantor, if there is one, of a more stable world? It’s the United States.
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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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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 art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.
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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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