Israel Quotes by Zbigniew Brzezinski

You know who's messianic? Netanyahu, because he talks that way. And that's a very risky position.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Terrorism cannot be isolated from its political, historical, and even social context.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

I think it is essential that America does not stumble into a stupid war with Iran.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Let's face it: The Jewish community is the most active political community in American society.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

We need to ask who is the enemy, and the enemies are terrorists.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

It is said that the West had a global policy in regard to Islam. That is stupid. There isn't a global Islam.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Basically, I see Iran as an authentic nation-state. And that authentic identity gives it cohesion, which most of the Middle East lacks.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

I have no patience for those in the American Jewish community who just go around slandering people as anti-Semites without realizing that…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Not to mention the fact that of course terrorists hate freedom. I think they do hate. But believe me, I don't think…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Look: I don't want to live with a nuclear Iran. I would like to make it uncomfortable for them to seek it.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

There is an element of paranoia in this inclination to view any serious attempt at a compromised peace as somehow directed against…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

If we end up with war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran at the same time, can anyone see a more damaging prospect…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The Israelis have a lot of influence with Congress, and in some cases they are able to buy influence.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Missing from much of the public debate is discussion of the simple fact that lurking behind every terroristic act is a specific…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Iraq may have been a preview of that, but it's still redeemable if we get out fast. In a war with Iran,…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The Israeli-Palestinian problem becomes very acute with Gaza dominated by Hamas. With the possibility of the conflict escalating, not only in terms…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

I think the US has the right to have its own national security policy. I think most Americans would agree with that.…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Palestinian terrorism has to be rejected and condemned, yes. But it should not be translated defacto into a policy of support for…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The war of choice in Iraq could never have gained the congressional support it got without the psychological linkage between the shock…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The Israelis have taken a lot of security measures which reduce significantly the ability of Iran to inflict truly severe pain in…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

America has exercised its power to insist on elections in Palestine, which Hamas did win. Once they won, we then engaged in…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The notion that somehow or another they'll (Iran) put it in a picnic basket and hand it to some terrorist group is…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Yes, ISIS is a threat. It's more than a nuisance. It's also in many respects criminal violence. But it isn't, in my…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

I would like to promote internal change in Iran - which is more likely if we don't fuse Iranian nationalism with Iranian…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Peace between Israel and Palestine would be a giant step toward greater regional stability, and it would finally let both Israelis and…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The mistakes of the Iraq war are not only tactical and strategic, but historical. It is essentially a war of colonialism, attempted…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The fact of the matter is the Arab elites are more inclined to accommodate our wishes because of certain overlapping interests that…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

It is in the U.S. interest to engage Iran in serious negotiations - on both regional security and the nuclear challenge it…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

War on terrorism reflects, in my view, a rather narrow and extremist vision of foreign policy for a superpower and for a…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Nonsense! It is said that the West had a global policy in regard to Islam. That is stupid. There isn't a global…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Look at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Neither the United States nor Israel has the capacity to impose a unilateral solution in the Middle East.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

One has to be willing to face the fact that what has transpired in Iraq is not exactly a very successful exercise.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Saddam Hussein was an odious dictator, but he was also a very effective opponent of Iran. He was also a very effective…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

I think we have to pay attention to the Arab masses not just in the Gulf States, but also in the hinterlands.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

I'm perfectly willing to say no more Iraqs, which means no more unilateral starting of the war on false claims, false information,…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The Israelis are becoming increasingly like the white supremacist South Africans, viewing the Palestinians as a lower form of life, not hesitating…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski