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" After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first. "
Democracy
First
Germany
" America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy. "
America
Democracy
Freedom
" 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. "
Decisions
Us
Smart
" 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. "
Go
Think
You
" 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. "
Risks
Point
War
" But there is scant evidence to tie Saddam to terrorist organizations, and even less to the Sept. 11 attacks. "
Tie
Terrorist
Less
" 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. "
Deeply
Conflict
I Think
" If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would. "
Would
Chaos
Feel
" I'm afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory. "
Today
Memory
Afraid
" It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace. "
Saddam Hussein
Menace
Dispute
" 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. "
Trying
Mindset
Country
" 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. "
Process
Peace
Terrorism
" 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. "
Us
Replace
Out
" Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together. "
Work
Together
Progress
" Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression. "
Familiar
Aggression
Traditional
" Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections. "
Elections
Democracy
Lead
" Simply killing everyone who is already a terrorist today won't solve the problem. "
Terrorist
Today
Who
" So far the changes in the president in his second term have been mainly of a rhetorical nature. "
President
Far
Changes
" The Iraqi elections were an important first step. "
Elections
Important
Step
" The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security. "
Need
Them
Government
" The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous. "
Radical
Dangerous
Elements
" The UN could help the Iraqi government get on its feet and help the United States withdraw a bit more. "
Feet
Help
More
" 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. "
Situation
People
Up
" We must find out where the roots of terrorism lie. "
Terrorism
Out
Find
" Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not. "
Our
Ally
Enemy
" You know, different people are going to react different ways. And I don't think we should be intolerable because people do things a little differently. "
Going
Think
You
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