Brent Scowcroft Quotes

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

- Brent Scowcroft

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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

(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

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. - Brent Scowcroft