Simply killing everyone who is already a terrorist today won't solve the problem. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
It's not for nothing that the Iranians are known as rug merchants. They are. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
Osama bin Laden is going after us to get us out of the region, so he can deal with the regimes that… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
But the central point is that any campaign against Iraq, whatever the strategy, cost and risks, is certain to divert us for… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
I think America has to do more than be a broker now. Because both the Palestinians are weak and Israel is very… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous. They want to achieve a return to the Islamic purity of the Middle Ages. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
My point was that removing Saddam should not have been our highest priority. Fighting terrorism should have been our number one concern,… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
Much of what we know about mathematics and trade comes from the Arabs. Then came stagnation, and now they're the West's whipping… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
To sum up, the position we took was that since we didn't know the internal situation in Iraq nor Saddam Hussein, that… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
We have never recognized that Iran lives in a dangerous neighborhood. And it's not surprising that they want some protection. We have… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
After the '30s, we said, "no more Munichs." And it got us in a lot of problems. Then we said, "No more… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
But figuring out Saddam Hussein was one our greatest mysteries. He marched to his own drummer and frequently as this unfolded he… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
First of all, I think the Saudis are deeply concerned about the collapse of negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians and… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
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… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share
Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share
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… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share
I don't think the Chinese look out at the world and want to overturn the system. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share
Everybody is within reach of a television set. And so they're all politicized, and they're all stimulated, and then they have these desires, pleasures,… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share
Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share
Simply killing everyone who is already a terrorist today won't solve the problem. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share
After the '30s, we said, "no more Munichs." And it got us in a lot of problems. Then we said, "No more Vietnams." Now… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share
If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share
The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something. — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share
Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a new country… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share
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… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share
