Brent Scowcroft

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

— Brent Scowcroft

#dispute #hussein #menace #saddam #saddam hussein

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 developing at all. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#belongs #country #developing #era #iraq

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

#concern #fighting #followed #highest #highest priority

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 the region, or replace them with purists. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#bin #deal #get #going #laden

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

— Brent Scowcroft

#only #possible #progress #states #together

Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#aggressor #dictatorial #familiar #goals #his

Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#democracy #democratic #elections #holding #iraq

Simply killing everyone who is already a terrorist today won't solve the problem. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#everyone #killing #problem #simply #solve

So far the changes in the president in his second term have been mainly of a rhetorical nature. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#changes #far #his #mainly #nature

The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#europeans #finally #incredible #must #september