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Brent Scowcroft Quotes

American - Public | March 19, 1925 -

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

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Mistakes Execution Will Always Idea

You know, different people are going to react different ways. And I don't think we should be intolerable because people do things a little differently.

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People Think You Know React Little

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.

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War Risks Strategy Terrorism Cost

It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.

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Beyond Menace Dispute Saddam Hussein

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

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Evidence Tie Even Less Saddam Sept

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

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Goals Aggression Traditional Familiar

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.

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Best People Situation Know Him Up

But figuring out Saddam Hussein was one our greatest mysteries. He marched to his own drummer and frequently as this unfolded he made decisions which were sometimes inexplicable to us and sometimes didn't look very smart.

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Smart Decisions Look Sometimes Out

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.

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World Believe Think Doing You Go

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.

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Out Us Going Replace Get Deal

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.

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Conflict Think First Between I Think

Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.

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Enemy Yes Israel Our Ally

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