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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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It’s not for nothing that the Iranians are known as rug merchants. They are.
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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 all, we didn’t bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.
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The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.
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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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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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The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous. They want to achieve a return to the Islamic purity of the Middle Ages.
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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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I’m afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.
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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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It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.
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Yes, Israel’s our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.
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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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America wants to work with friends, with allies, with people of good will, to make this a better world.
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Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
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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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