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
First of all, I think the Saudis are deeply concerned about the collapse of negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians and the resumption of conflict. Brent Scowcroft collapseconcernconflict Change image and share on social
We must find out where the roots of terrorism lie. Brent Scowcroft findlieroot Change image and share on social
The Iraqi elections were an important first step. Brent Scowcroft electionimportantiraqi 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
Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together. Brent Scowcroft allyprogressstate Change image and share on social
The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11. Brent Scowcroft attackeuropeanfinally 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
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 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 decisiondrummerfigure share on social
