Clear Quote by Brent Scowcroft

Throughout the Arab and Islamic world the feeling is that we are now in top gear for a war of civilizations, a clash of…

— Husain Haqqani

While it may be true that the UAE has been an ally since the September 11, 2001, attacks, the American people know it has…

— Bart Gordon

Who on earth do the Americans suppose their allies are amongst the Arab world? Even Saudi Arabia they seem to regard as nothing more…

— Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

I think the public is very reluctant to get involved in more foreign wars, especially in the Middle East. And they understand, implicitly, that…

— Michael Klare

Because no matter how much money we spend there [in Iraq], as long as the people there see this money as... as assistance that…

— Yaroslav Trofimov

It took the Gulf War to demonstrate that America did want more than one friend in the Mideast, and also was willing to take…

— Caspar Weinberger

When we strengthen our relations with the Gulf states, when we cooperate with the Arabs, everybody asks if we are looking for a new…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The Iraqis have become invested in their nationhood.

— Joe Biden

We tie ourselves in knots when we act as if democracy is good for the United States and Israel but not for the Arab…

— Nicholas D. Kristof

...by serving as the dominant power in the Gulf, WE maintain a 'stranglehold' over the economies of other nations. This gives us extraordinary leverage…

— Michael Klare

There have been plenty of markers that show that this [Iraq] is a country that is worth the investment, because once it emerges as…

— Condoleezza Rice

Ironically, the Canadian naval vessels, aircraft and personnel in the Persian Gulf I mentioned earlier who are fighting terrorism will provide more support indirectly…

— Paul Cellucci