Brent Scowcroft
Brent Scowcroft
Brent Scowcroftis a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General. He was the United States National Security Advisor under U.S. Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush. He also served as Military Assistant to President Richard Nixon and as Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs in the Nixon and Ford administrations. He served as Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005 and assisted President Barack Obama...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth19 March 1925
CountryUnited States of America
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Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.
The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11.
An idea can be as flawless as can be, but its execution will always be full of mistakes.
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 Iraqi elections were an important first step.
Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.
But, if you believe we should go around the world overturning regimes to make little United States, I don't agree with that, because I don't think we're capable of doing that.
We believe we are creating the beginning of a new world order coming out of the collapse of the U.S.-Soviet antagonisms.
His reaction was: 'Why would we want to be defended by you?'
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.
But there is scant evidence to tie Saddam to terrorist organizations, and even less to the Sept. 11 attacks.
Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.
Simply killing everyone who is already a terrorist today won't solve the problem.