Israel Quotes by 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

— 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

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

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The public has been told repeatedly that terrorism is 'evil,' which it undoubtedly is, and that 'evildoers' are responsible for it, which…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Let's address the issue of how America deals with the Iraqis and how we deal with the region, recognize the fact that…

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The legitimacy of the leadership depends on what that country thinks of its leaders. When we lay off, more and more Iranians…

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When it comes to Jewish sensitivity, I don't find the proposition compelling that non-Jews have no right to comment. We all have…

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Israel's international position is very badly damaged. A country which started off as a symbol of recovery of a people who were…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

War on terrorism defines the central preoccupation of the United States in the world today, and it does reflect in my view…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The difference between the Bush I war against Iraq and the Bush II war against Iraq is that in the first one,…

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I don't think there is an implicit obligation for the United States to follow like a stupid mule whatever the Israelis do.…

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

— 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

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

— 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.

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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

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

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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 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 kind of problem that America faces in Iraq is a little bit the kind of problem that Israel faced in dealing…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski