American - Politician | March 28, 1928 - May 26, 2017
A Russia that gradually begins to gravitate toward the West will also be a Russia that ceases to disrupt the international system.
Zbigniew Brzezinski
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I think we have to pay attention to the Arab masses not just in the Gulf States, but also in the hinterlands.
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The fact of the matter is the Arab elites are more inclined to accommodate our wishes because of certain overlapping interests that are often financial. That is not the case with the Arab masses.
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Look: I don't want to live with a nuclear Iran. I would like to make it uncomfortable for them to seek it.
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I would like to promote internal change in Iran - which is more likely if we don't fuse Iranian nationalism with Iranian fundamentalism.
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We defended our allies in Europe for 40 years during the worst days of the Cold War - very threatening days of the Cold War - and nothing happened. So deterrence does work.
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You know who's messianic? Netanyahu, because he talks that way. And that's a very risky position.
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If we can deter the Soviet Union, if we can deter North Korea, why on earth can't we deter Iran?
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The security link between us and Europe is very important for European security but also for our security.
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Moderation and bipartisan consensus go hand in hand.
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Terrorism cannot be isolated from its political, historical, and even social context.
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AIPAC has consistently opposed a two-state solution, and a lot of members of Congress have been intimidated, and I don't think that's healthy.
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