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> [Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/yes-israel-s-our-ally-but-are-the-palestinians-our-enemy-no-they-are/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

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## More by Brent Scowcroft

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/but-if-you-believe-we-should-go-around-the-world-overturning-regimes/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

> [Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/saddam-s-ouster-will-not-necessarily-lead-to-the-same-result-since/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/since-the-days-of-peter-the-great-russians-have-been-maybe-europeans/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

> [I don't think the Chinese look out at the world and want to overturn the system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/i-don-t-think-the-chinese-look-out-at-the-world-and-want-to-overturn/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

> [A colossal event is upon us, the birth of a New World Order.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/a-colossal-event-is-upon-us-the-birth-of-a-new-world-order/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

> [It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/it-is-beyond-dispute-that-saddam-hussein-is-a-menace/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/everybody-is-within-reach-of-a-television-set-and-so-they-re-all/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

> [Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/saddam-is-a-familiar-dictatorial-aggressor-with-traditional-goals-for/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

> [Simply killing everyone who is already a terrorist today won't solve the problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/simply-killing-everyone-who-is-already-a-terrorist-today-won-t-solve/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

> [After the '30s, we said, "no more Munichs." And it got us in a lot of problems. Then we said, "No more Vietnams." Now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/after-the-30s-we-said-no-more-munichs-and-it-got-us-in-a-lot-of/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

> [If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/if-iraq-were-to-descend-into-chaos-the-europeans-would-feel-the/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

> [The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/the-art-of-diplomacy-is-to-take-an-opportunity-and-turn-it-into/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

> [Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/democracy-doesn-t-just-consist-of-holding-elections/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

> [Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a new country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/many-sunnis-who-are-still-stuck-in-the-saddam-era-mindset-and-believe/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brent-scowcroft/much-of-what-we-know-about-mathematics-and-trade-comes-from-the-arabs/)

[Brent Scowcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brent-scowcroft/)

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