Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections. Brent Scowcroft consistdemocracydemocratic Change image and share on social
Europeans are familiar with terrorism and violence. We have not experienced a true conflict on our soil in a hundred years, and especially not one that involved 3,000 dead. Brent Scowcroft 000conflictdead Change image and share on social
Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression. Brent Scowcroft aggressionaggressordictatorial Change image and share on social
Simply killing everyone who is already a terrorist today won't solve the problem. Brent Scowcroft killproblemsimply Change image and share on social
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. Brent Scowcroft betcounseldeal share on social
It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace. Brent Scowcroft disputehusseinmenace Change image and share on social
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 concernfighthigh Change image and share on social
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. Brent Scowcroft campaigncentralcost Change image and share on social
But there is scant evidence to tie Saddam to terrorist organizations, and even less to the Sept. 11 attacks. Brent Scowcroft attackevidenceorganization Change image and share on social
