46 ordspråk av Brent Scowcroft
Brent Scowcroft
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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His reaction was: 'Why would we want to be defended by you?'
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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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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,
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I think privately a lot of people are cheering it who are not allowed to do so publicly.
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I think we're doing well on Europe.
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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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It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.
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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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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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Only very gradually did we understand that we - like any other country - have clearly defined national interests.
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Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
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Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression.
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