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" The fact of the matter is the Arab elites are more inclined to accommodate our wishes because of certain overlapping interests that are often financial. That is not the case with the Arab masses. "

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" The difference between the Bush I war against Iraq and the Bush II war against Iraq is that in the first one, we appealed to the sentiments and interests of the different groupings in the region and had them with us. In the second one, we did it on our own, on the basis of false premises, with extremely brutality and lack of political skill. "

Zbigniew Brzezinski

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Skill

War

" Not to mention the fact that of course terrorists hate freedom. I think they do hate. But believe me, I don't think they sit there abstractly hating freedom. "

" The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its potential threat to Israel. "

" The congressional role in declaring war is especially important not when the United States is the victim of an attack, but when the United States is planning to wage war abroad. "

" Given the accelerating velocity of history, we should begin charting deliberately the next phase in its trajectory. "

" America's decline would set in motion tectonic shifts undermining the political stability of the entire Middle East. "

" Neither the United States nor Israel has the capacity to impose a unilateral solution in the Middle East. "

" Indeed, for almost 10 years, Moscow had to carry on a war unsupportable by the government, a conflict that brought about the demoralization and finally the breakup of the Soviet empire. "

" We need to ask who is the enemy, and the enemies are terrorists. "

" According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahadeen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, 24 Dec 1979. "

" The security link between us and Europe is very important for European security but also for our security. "

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Link

Europe

" Fear obscures reason, intensifies emotions, and makes it easier for demagogic politicians to mobilize the public on behalf of the policies they want to pursue. "

" I draw a very clear distinction between populism and democracy. "

" There's no point considering something which is very unrealistic. "

" Pessimism about America's future tends to underestimate its capacity for self-renewal. "

" Moderation and bipartisan consensus go hand in hand. "

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Moderation

Consensus

" We should be therefore supporting a larger Europe, and in so doing we should strive to expand the zone of peace and prosperity in the world which is the necessary foundation for a stable international system in which our leadership could be fruitfully exercised. "

" The United States should not engage in tit-for-tat polemics directed at its most important allies. That is as demeaning as it is destructive. "

" But if Russia is to be part of this larger zone of peace it cannot bring into it its imperial baggage. It cannot bring into it a policy of genocide against the Chechens, and cannot kill journalists, and it cannot repress the mass media. "

" War on terrorism reflects, in my view, a rather narrow and extremist vision of foreign policy for a superpower and for a great democracy with genuinely idealistic traditions. "

" Commitment and credibility go hand in hand. "

" The legitimacy of the leadership depends on what that country thinks of its leaders. "

" Look at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5 billion followers. "

" Terrorism cannot be isolated from its political, historical, and even social context. "

" The 'war on terror' has created a culture of fear in America. "

" Basically, I see Iran as an authentic nation-state. And that authentic identity gives it cohesion, which most of the Middle East lacks. "

" Only a dynamic and strategically-minded America, together with a unifying Europe, can jointly promote a larger and more vital West, one capable of acting as a responsible partner to the rising and increasingly assertive East. "

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Acting

America

" America's victory in the Cold War was not without painful social costs. "

" Yes, ISIS is a threat. It's more than a nuisance. It's also in many respects criminal violence. But it isn't, in my view, a central strategic issue facing humanity. "

Zbigniew Brzezinski

View

Yes

" I'm all in favour of grand important speeches, but the president then has to link his sermons to a strategy. "