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After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.

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American Publicservant Democracy

First of all, I think the Saudis are deeply concerned about the collapse of negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians and the resumption of conflict. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

First of all, I think the Saudis are deeply concerned about the collapse of negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians and the resumption of conflict.

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American Publicservant

I think we're doing well on Europe. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

I think we're doing well on Europe.

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We're not fighting Islam, or any particular form of Islam. We're fighting terrorism. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

We're not fighting Islam, or any particular form of Islam. We're fighting terrorism.

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Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.

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American Publicservant

I'm afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

I'm afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.

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American Publicservant Memory

If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would.

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American Publicservant Chaos

An idea can be as flawless as can be, but its execution will always be full of mistakes. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

An idea can be as flawless as can be, but its execution will always be full of mistakes.

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American Publicservant Execution

But figuring out Saddam Hussein was one our greatest mysteries. He marched to his own drummer and frequently as this unfolded he made decisions which were sometimes inexplicable to us and sometimes didn't look very smart. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

But figuring out Saddam Hussein was one our greatest mysteries. He marched to his own drummer and frequently as this unfolded he made decisions which were sometimes inexplicable to us and sometimes didn't look very smart.

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American Publicservant

The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11.

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American Publicservant

(Saddam) took the first strike, that is against the radar sites in the south, as a sign that we really didn't have much stomach for this, and that he could get away and take advantage of it and maybe split the coalition further. So, he starts to fire off some missiles, - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

(Saddam) took the first strike, that is against the radar sites in the south, as a sign that we really didn't have much stomach for this, and that he could get away and take advantage of it and maybe split the coalition further. So, he starts to fire off some missiles,

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Europeans are familiar with terrorism and violence. We have not experienced a true conflict on our soil in a hundred years, and especially not one that involved 3,000 dead. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

Europeans are familiar with terrorism and violence. We have not experienced a true conflict on our soil in a hundred years, and especially not one that involved 3,000 dead.

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American Publicservant Conflict

A number of presidents since Nixon have come to office with negative views of the Chinese. They always end up supporting the thrust of the policy established by President Nixon. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

A number of presidents since Nixon have come to office with negative views of the Chinese. They always end up supporting the thrust of the policy established by President Nixon.

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Nixon

Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a new country from developing at all. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a new country from developing at all.

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American Publicservant Iraq

After the Iran/Iraq war, Iraq had enormous reconstruction, issues and it was our hope that American business would be able to participate in that since Iraq is fundamentally a wealthy nation. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

After the Iran/Iraq war, Iraq had enormous reconstruction, issues and it was our hope that American business would be able to participate in that since Iraq is fundamentally a wealthy nation.

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The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.

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American Publicservant

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. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

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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American Publicservant

I believe that everyone in the administration, and throughout the Arab world, thought he could not survive the defeat that he did, ... We underestimated his skill and ruthlessness. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

I believe that everyone in the administration, and throughout the Arab world, thought he could not survive the defeat that he did, ... We underestimated his skill and ruthlessness.

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The Iraqi elections were an important first step. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

The Iraqi elections were an important first step.

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American Publicservant

America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

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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American Publicservant

Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.

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American Publicservant

You know, different people are going to react different ways. And I don't think we should be intolerable because people do things a little differently. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

You know, different people are going to react different ways. And I don't think we should be intolerable because people do things a little differently.

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American Publicservant

It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.

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American Publicservant

But there is scant evidence to tie Saddam to terrorist organizations, and even less to the Sept. 11 attacks. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

But there is scant evidence to tie Saddam to terrorist organizations, and even less to the Sept. 11 attacks.

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American Publicservant

Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression.

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American Publicservant

His reaction was: 'Why would we want to be defended by you?' - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

His reaction was: 'Why would we want to be defended by you?'

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We're in a hurry. Our domestic political clock is ticking, ... But you can't do this in a hurry-that's the dilemma. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

We're in a hurry. Our domestic political clock is ticking, ... But you can't do this in a hurry-that's the dilemma.

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I think privately a lot of people are cheering it who are not allowed to do so publicly. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

I think privately a lot of people are cheering it who are not allowed to do so publicly.

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compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein had acquired nuclear-weapons capability. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein had acquired nuclear-weapons capability.

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I can't think of a single case where a bombing campaign alone has made a foreign leader change his mind, - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

I can't think of a single case where a bombing campaign alone has made a foreign leader change his mind,

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I think a different first strike by the United States might have stopped what is going on now, but I think he may be getting the word, - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

I think a different first strike by the United States might have stopped what is going on now, but I think he may be getting the word,

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[T]he central point is that any campaign against Iraq ... is certain to divert us for some indefinite period from our war on terrorism. Worse, there is a virtual consensus in the world against an attack on Iraq at this time. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

[T]he central point is that any campaign against Iraq ... is certain to divert us for some indefinite period from our war on terrorism. Worse, there is a virtual consensus in the world against an attack on Iraq at this time.

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Should you or any member of your staff require additional information concerning this matter, an oral briefing will be arranged for you at your convenience, - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

Should you or any member of your staff require additional information concerning this matter, an oral briefing will be arranged for you at your convenience,

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But we've had fifty years of peace. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

But we've had fifty years of peace.

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Peace

An attack on Iraq at this time would seriously jeopardize, if not destroy, the global counterterrorist campaign we have undertaken, - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

An attack on Iraq at this time would seriously jeopardize, if not destroy, the global counterterrorist campaign we have undertaken,

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The policy of detente with the Soviet Union, which was begun by President Nixon in 1972, was broadly seen by 1975 in bad shape, if not in tatters. In other words, were able to take advantage of the relaxed atmosphere to pursue the same goals they had. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

The policy of detente with the Soviet Union, which was begun by President Nixon in 1972, was broadly seen by 1975 in bad shape, if not in tatters. In other words, were able to take advantage of the relaxed atmosphere to pursue the same goals they had.

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Simply killing everyone who is already a terrorist today won't solve the problem. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

Simply killing everyone who is already a terrorist today won't solve the problem.

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American Publicservant

We must find out where the roots of terrorism lie. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

We must find out where the roots of terrorism lie.

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American Publicservant

The UN could help the Iraqi government get on its feet and help the United States withdraw a bit more. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

The UN could help the Iraqi government get on its feet and help the United States withdraw a bit more.

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American Publicservant

So far the changes in the president in his second term have been mainly of a rhetorical nature. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

So far the changes in the president in his second term have been mainly of a rhetorical nature.

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American Publicservant

Only very gradually did we understand that we - like any other country - have clearly defined national interests. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

Only very gradually did we understand that we - like any other country - have clearly defined national interests.

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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. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

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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American Publicservant

But, if you believe we should go around the world overturning regimes to make little United States, I don't agree with that, because I don't think we're capable of doing that. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

But, if you believe we should go around the world overturning regimes to make little United States, I don't agree with that, because I don't think we're capable of doing that.

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American Publicservant

The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.

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American Publicservant

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. - Brent Scowcroft Quotes

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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American Publicservant

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