59 Quotes by Brent Scowcroft

The UN could help the Iraqi government get on its feet and help the United States withdraw a bit more.

Osama bin Laden is going after us to get us out of the region, so he can deal with the regimes that he sees in the region, or replace them with purists.

A colossal event is upon us, the birth of a New World Order.

Much of what we know about mathematics and trade comes from the Arabs. Then came stagnation, and now they're the West's whipping boy. This is a problem that cannot be solved overnight, and certainly not militarily.

The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous. They want to achieve a return to the Islamic purity of the Middle Ages.

Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.

We believe we are creating the beginning of a new world order coming out of the collapse of the U.S.-Soviet antagonisms.

Should you or any member of your staff require additional information concerning this matter, an oral briefing will be arranged for you at your convenience,

Only very gradually did we understand that we - like any other country - have clearly defined national interests.