All Brent Scowcroft Quotes
- But the central point is that any campaign against Iraq, whatever the strategy, cost and risks, is certain to divert us for some indefinite period… Any
- My point was that removing Saddam should not have been our highest priority. Fighting terrorism should have been our number one concern, followed by the… Been
- Europeans are familiar with terrorism and violence. We have not experienced a true conflict on our soil in a hundred years, and especially not one… Conflict
- We must find out where the roots of terrorism lie. Find
- A colossal event is upon us, the birth of a New World Order. Birth
- We believe we are creating the beginning of a new world order coming out of the collapse of the U.S.-Soviet antagonisms. Antagonism
- Osama bin Laden is going after us to get us out of the region, so he can deal with the regimes that he sees in… Bin
- After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first. All
- America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy. All
- First of all, I think the Saudis are deeply concerned about the collapse of negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians and the resumption of… All
- But there is scant evidence to tie Saddam to terrorist organizations, and even less to the Sept. 11 attacks. Attacks
- Simply killing everyone who is already a terrorist today won't solve the problem. Everyone
- I'm afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory. Afraid
- Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together. Allies
- It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace. Beyond
- To sum up, the position we took was that since we didn't know the internal situation in Iraq nor Saddam Hussein, that our best bet… Best
- But figuring out Saddam Hussein was one our greatest mysteries. He marched to his own drummer and frequently as this unfolded he made decisions which… Decision
- 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 don't… Agree
- You know, different people are going to react different ways. And I don't think we should be intolerable because people do things a little differently. Different People
- Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not. Allies
- If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would. Chaos
- Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections. Consist
- The Iraqi elections were an important first step. Election
- Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a new country from… All
- An idea can be as flawless as can be, but its execution will always be full of mistakes. Execution