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

— Brent Scowcroft

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It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

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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 Palestinian peace process. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

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Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

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The UN could help the Iraqi government get on its feet and help the United States withdraw a bit more. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

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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 was to take counsel from the people who did know him and who did deal with him. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

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All of the information that we were getting up to that time from the NRC people, from our people who knew something about nuclear power, was that the breach of the core was not a likelihood to happen. ↗

— William Scranton

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And I remember walking in there and, I must say, I was quite unnerved the closer I got to it. ↗

— William Scranton

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Dick Clark is an American icon. I am honored that he has entrusted me with such a role in this national tradition. ↗

— Ryan Seacrest

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And it was at that point that I realized, in fact, our whole administration realized, that we could not rely on Metropolitan Edison for the kind of information we needed to make decisions. ↗

— William Scranton

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