Brent Scowcroft Quotes

An attack on Iraq at this time would seriously jeopardize, if not destroy, the global counterterrorist campaign we have undertaken. - Brent Scowcroft

America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy. - Brent Scowcroft

After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first. - Brent Scowcroft

A number of presidents since Nixon have come to office with negative views of the Chinese. They always end up supporting the thrust of the policy established by President Nixon. - Brent Scowcroft

[T]he central point is that any campaign against Iraq ... is certain to divert us for some indefinite period from our war on terrorism. Worse, there is a virtual consensus in the world against an attack on Iraq at this time. - Brent Scowcroft

(Saddam) took the first strike, that is against the radar sites in the south, as a sign that we really didn't have much stomach for this, and that he could get away and take advantage of it and maybe split the coalition further. So, he starts to fire off some missiles. - Brent Scowcroft

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