We can't make China a friend, but we can behave to make them an enemy. — 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
