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" The security link between us and Europe is very important for European security but also for our security. "
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Link
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Us
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" America's decline would set in motion tectonic shifts undermining the political stability of the entire Middle East. "
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" Basically, I see Iran as an authentic nation-state. And that authentic identity gives it cohesion, which most of the Middle East lacks. "
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" We didn't push the Russians to intervene, but we knowingly increased the probability that they would. "
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" We defended our allies in Europe for 40 years during the worst days of the Cold War - very threatening days of the Cold War - and nothing happened. So deterrence does work. "
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" The future is inherently full of discontinuities, and lessons of the past must be applied with enormous caution. "
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" The Sino-American competition involves two significant realities that distinguish it from the Cold War: neither party is excessively ideological in its orientation; and both parties recognize that they really need mutual accommodation. "
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" 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. "
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" Neither the United States nor Israel has the capacity to impose a unilateral solution in the Middle East. "
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" 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. "
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" I cite these events because I think they underline two very disturbing phenomena - the loss of U.S. international credibility, the growing U.S. international isolation. "
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" America's victory in the Cold War was not without painful social costs. "
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" If we end up with war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran at the same time, can anyone see a more damaging prospect for America's world role than that? "
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" 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. "
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" The potential for regional conflict in the absence of an internationally active America is real. "
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" Terrorism cannot be isolated from its political, historical, and even social context. "
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" Human affairs require some combination of moral commitment with disciplined political action. And that is what keeps me intrigued and challenged and wanting to influence events. "
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" Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition. "
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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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" Hard power makes sense under some circumstances. But there's not a universal solution to global problems. "
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" The Chinese are really good at diplomacy - and even at making their interlocutors feel very uncomfortable. "
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" Foreign policy should not be justified through making oneself feel good, but through results that have tangible consequences. "
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" To his credit, Obama has undertaken a truly ambitious effort to redefine the United States' view of the world and to reconnect the United States with the emerging historical context of the twenty-first century. He has done this remarkably well. "
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" Rushing to war is not a wise course of action. "
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" Americans must place greater emphasis on the more subtle dimensions of national power, such as innovation, education, the balance of force and diplomacy, and the quality of political leadership. "
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" 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. "
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" I draw a very clear distinction between populism and democracy. "
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" Missing from much of the public debate is discussion of the simple fact that lurking behind every terroristic act is a specific political antecedent. That does not justify either the perpetrator or his political cause. Nonetheless, the fact is that almost all terrorist activity originates from some political conflict and is sustained by it as well. "
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" I think we have to pay attention to the Arab masses not just in the Gulf States, but also in the hinterlands. "
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