Brent Scowcroft

America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#democracy #experiment #freedom #human #human freedom

An idea can be as flawless as can be, but its execution will always be full of mistakes. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#execution #flawless #full #idea #mistakes

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 from our war on terrorism. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#any #campaign #central #certain #cost

But there is scant evidence to tie Saddam to terrorist organizations, and even less to the Sept. 11 attacks. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#even #evidence #less #organizations #saddam

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 think we're capable of doing that. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#around #because #believe #capable #doing

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 that involved 3,000 dead. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#dead #especially #europeans #experienced #familiar

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 conflict. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#between #collapse #concerned #conflict #deeply

I'm afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#any #i #isolated #memory #more

If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

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After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#bring #democracy #destroyed #first #germany