America Quote by Zbigniew Brzezinski

The United States can certainly defeat North Vietnam, but the United States cannot defeat a guerrilla war which is being raged from a sanctuary…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The future is inherently full of discontinuities, and lessons of the past must be applied with enormous caution.

— 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 billion followers.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

A waning United States would likely be more nationalistic, more defensive about its national identity, more paranoid about its homeland security, and less willing…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Peace between Israel and Palestine would be a giant step toward greater regional stability, and it would finally let both Israelis and Palestinians benefit…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

It is axiomatic that the security of America and Europe are linked.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

In the longer run, I happen to think that Russia really has no choice but to become gradually more associated with the Euro-Atlantic community.…

— 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.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Like so many empires before it, the Soviet Union eventually imploded and fragmented, falling victim not so much to a direct military defeat as…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

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

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

One has to define very clearly what one's objectives are, determine in advance how much one is prepared to pay to achieve that objective…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

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

— Zbigniew Brzezinski