List of Brent Scowcroft Quotes

We Have Never Recognized That Iran Lives In A Dangerous Neighborhood. And It's Not Surprising That They Want Some Protection. We Have Not Been Forthcoming About Explaining A Security Relationship For The Region, In Which Iran Can Feel Secure And Thus Maybe Willing To Do Something.

I Think Above All, What We Need With Iran Is Patience.

I Don't Think The Chinese Look Out At The World And Want To Overturn The System.

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.

The Europeans Must Finally Understand The Incredible Shock Triggered By The Attacks Of September 11.

The Radical Elements In Islam Are Very Dangerous.

The Iraqi Elections Were An Important First Step.

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.

Simply Killing Everyone Who Is Already A Terrorist Today Won't Solve The Problem.

If Iraq Were To Descend Into Chaos, The Europeans Would Feel The Effects Just As Much As We Would.

I Believe The Chinese Are Gradually Realizing That They're Dependent On The System That, As They Run Out Of Energy, For Example, They Have To Reach Out To Foreign Sources For Energy, For Raw Materials. They Have To Reach Out To The World For Markets. They Have To Export. They Have To Maintain Full Employment. They've Got A Terrible Population Problem. So They Need A Stable World, In A Way.

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.